Simao District

Simao
思茅区
District

Location of Simao District (pink) and Pu'er Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province of China
Simao

Location within Yunnan, China

Coordinates: 22°46′51″N 100°58′30″E / 22.78083°N 100.97500°E / 22.78083; 100.97500
Country China
Province Yunnan
Prefecture Pu'er
GB/T 2260 CODE[1] 530802
Township divisions 7
Area
 • Total 3,928 km2 (1,517 sq mi)
Elevation 1,370.9 m (4,497.7 ft)
Population (2006[2])
 • Total 255,500
 • Density 65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Postal code 665000[3]
Area code(s) 0879[3]
Website www.simao.gov.cn
1Yunnan Statistics Bureau
2Puer Gov.
3Yunnan Portal
Simao District
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese 思茅
Postal Szumao

Simao District (Chinese: 思茅区; pinyin: Sīmáo Qū; formerly known as Cuiyun District) is a district under the jurisdiction of Pu'er Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. It is the seat of Puer Prefecture. Formerly both Simao and the surrounding region of Pu'er prefecture played a major role in the historic tea horse trade between Yunnan, Tibet and India, with Simao acting as the southern terminus or starting point for the transport of tea by mule caravan north to Dali, Lijiang and Lhasa. Tea remains a central crop and product of the region.[4] In 2007, the city of Simao (思茅市) changed its name to Puer city (普洱市). By doing so, it has had an effect the size of the official Puer (普洱) tea production area.

Ethnic groups

In Simao District, the Bulang (population 272 as of 1990) live near the junction of the Xiaohei River 小黑江 and Lancang River 澜沧江, in the villages of Guanzhai 官寨,[5] Tuanliangzi 团梁子,[6] Mangbang 芒蚌,[7] Mangba 芒坝, etc., in a total of 6 villages (Simao Prefecture Almanac 1993:480).

Transport

Simao Airport (IATA: SYM, ICAO: ZPSM).

Herbariums

References

  1. ↑ http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/xzqhdm/index.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.simao.gov.cn/About.asp
  3. 1 2 Area Code and Postal Code in Yunnan Province
  4. ↑ See also Forbes, Andrew ; Henley, David (2011). China's Ancient Tea Horse Road. Chiang Mai: Cognoscenti Books. ASIN: B005DQV7Q2
  5. ↑ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=195179
  6. ↑ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=195181
  7. ↑ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=174081

Coordinates: 22°46′51″N 100°58′30″E / 22.78083°N 100.97500°E / 22.78083; 100.97500


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