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Geographical Location

Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County belongs to Pu’er Prefecture. Ning’er is located in the southern Yunnan province, central region of Pu’er Prefecture. For its position, Ning’er is linked with Simao(思茅), Mojiang(墨江), Jiangcheng(江城), Jinggu(景谷), Zhenyuan(镇沅)five counties by mountains and rivers, and Zhenyuan(镇沅) is the seat of Ning’er government.

Introduction

The Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县; traditional Chinese: 寧洱哈尼族彝族自治縣; pinyin: Níng'ěr Hānízú Yízú Zìzhìxiàn) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China.The population of the county has a large proportion of native Hani and Yi people in a predominately Han Chinese population. As of 2003 the county records a population of approximately 190,000 people.

Administrative Division

Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County consists of 6 towns, 3 townships: Ning’er Town(宁洱镇), Mohei Town(磨黑镇), Tongxin Town(同心镇), Dehua Town(德化镇), Mengxiang Town(勐先镇), Meizi Town(梅子镇), Puyi Township(普义乡), Liming Township(黎明乡), De’an Township(德安乡).

Ethnic Groups

Ethnic Bai (population: 5,139) are found in Kesa 克洒, Heping village 和平村, Mengxian township 勐先乡 (Pu'er County Almanac 1993:120). The Datou 达头 people number 254 persons and are found in Ning'er County and Simao City. They consider themselves to be ethnic Yi, and also speak a Yi language (You 2013:133).

Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County in Pu’er Prefecture

Ning'er County 宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县
Autonomous county
Location of Ning'er County (pink) and Pu'er Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province of China
Ning'er County Location within Yunnan, China
Coordinates: 23°05′N 101°03′E
Country	China
Province	Yunnan
Prefecture	Pu'er
GB/T 2260 CODE^[1]	530821
Area
• Total	3,670 km²(1,420 sq mi)
Population
• Total	184,235
• Density	50/km² (130/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard Time(UTC+8)
Postal code	665100
Area code(s)	0879
Website	Ning-er Information Network

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