Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture
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| Xishuangbanna | |
|---|---|
| In Chinese | |
| Traditional Chinese: | 西雙版納 |
| Simplified Chinese: | 西双版纳 |
| Pronunciation: | Xīshuāngbǎnnà ? |
| * Former names: | 1. 車里 (Chēlǐ ?) 2. 允景洪 (Yǔnjǐnghóng ?) |
| In Tai Lü language | (native name) |
| Pronunciation: | ? |
| In Thai | |
| In Thai alphabet: | สิบสองปันนา |
| Pronunciation: | ? |
Xishuangbanna is an autonomous prefecture in southern Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China. The capital city is Jinghong, which straddles the Lancang (Mekong) river. The prefecture has an area of 19.700 km².
The native name literally means "twelve thousand rice fields".
Xishuangbanna is the home of the Dai people. The region sits at a lower altitude than most of Yunnan, and has a tropical climate. It is fast becoming a sought after tourist destination. Passiflora xishuangbannaensis is a recently discovered passionflower species that is endemic in Xishuangbanna.
Administrative Subdivisions
Xishuangbanna governs 1 county-level city and 2 counties.
- County level city: Jinghong.
- Counties:
- *Menghai county (Měnghǎi xiàn 勐海县); capital: Xiangshan (Xiàngshān zhēn 象山镇)
- *Mengla county (Měnglà xiàn 勐腊县); capital: Mengla (Měnglà zhēn 勐腊镇)
Demographics
With censuses in the year 2000 Xishuangbanna had 993,397 inhabitants with a population density of 50.43 inhabitants per km².
Ethnic groups in Xishuangbanna, 2000 census
| Nationality | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Dai | 296,930 | 29.89% |
| Han | 289,181 | 29.11% |
| Hani | 186,067 | 18.73% |
| Yi | 55,772 | 5.61% |
| Lahu | 55,548 | 5.59% |
| Blang | 36,453 | 3.67% |
| Jino | 20,199 | 2.03% |
| Yao | 18,679 | 1.88% |
| Miao | 11,037 | 1.11% |
| Bai | 5,931 | 0.6% |
| ethnic background not given | 5,640 | 0.57% |
| Hui | 3,911 | 0.39% |
| Va | 3,112 | 0.31% |
| Zhuang | 2,130 | 0.21% |
| Others | 2,807 | 0.3% |
External links
- [西双版纳傣族自治州人民政府信息网] (Xishuangbanna Prefecture government website, in Chinese)
- [西双版纳—景洪] (Xishuangbanna-Jinghong city government website, in Chinese)
- [西双版纳--勐巴拉娜西生态网] (Xishuangbanna-Mengbalanaxi, site maintained by the propaganda department of the local Communist Party committee; in Chinese)
- [西双版纳报] (Xishuangbanna Daily, in Chinese)
- [The Dai's Homecoming Queen] by Time Asia
Prefecture-level divisions of Yunnan
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| List of Yunnan County-level divisions |
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