Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture
The Autonomous Prefecture Dehong Dai and Jingpo the ( Dai: ᥖ ᥬ ᥲ ᥑ ᥨ ᥒ ᥰ, IPA [ taɯxoŋ ] ;德宏 傣族 景颇族 自治州Dehong Daizu Jingpozu zizhizhou ) is located in the west of China's Yunnan province. Dehong has an area of 11,526 km ² and about 1,165,000 inhabitants ( end of 2006). Administrative seat of the capital Mang is the greater community Mangshi (Chinese mangshi Zhen芒市 镇; Dai: ᥛ ᥫ ᥒ ᥰ ᥑ ᥩ ᥢ, IPA [ məŋxɔn ] ᥴ ), which is also known by its airport.
Administrative Divisions
At county level, Dehong is composed of two urban districts and three counties. These are ( population figures from the end of 2003):
- City Mang (芒市), 2987 km ², 340,000 inhabitants, the district capital, the seat of county government;
- Ruili City (瑞丽 市), 1020 km ², 110,000 inhabitants;
- Circle Lianghe (梁河 县), 1159 km ², 160,000 inhabitants, capital: greater community Zhedao (遮 岛 镇);
- Circle Yingjiang (盈江县), 4429 km ², 270,000 inhabitants, capital: greater community Pingyuan (平原 镇);
- Circle Longchuan (陇川 县), 1931 km ², 170,000 inhabitants, capital: greater community Zhangfeng (章 凤 镇).
Ethnic structure of the population ( 2000)
At the census in 2000 Dehong had 1,082,599 inhabitants.
References
- Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China
- Autonomous administrative units of China
Footnotes
Bayingolin | Bortala | Changji | Chuxiong | Dali | Dehong | Deqin | Enshi | Gannan | Garzê | Golog | Haibei | Hainan | Haixi | Honghe | Huangnan | Ili | Kizilsu | Liangshan | Linxia | Ngawa | Nujiang | Qiandongnan | Qiannan | Qianxinan | Wenshan | Xiangxi | Xishuangbanna | Yanbian | Yushu
Baoshan | Chuxiong | Dali | Dehong | Deqin | Honghe | Kunming | Lijiang | Lincang | Nujiang | Pu'er | Qujing | Wenshan | Xishuangbanna | Yuxi | Zhaotong
Dehong | Gengma | Jinggu | Jinping | Menglian | Shuangjiang | Xinping | Xishuangbanna | Yuanjiang
* All autonomous administrative units are located in the province of Yunnan.
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- Place in Yunnan
- Autonomous District (China)