Pu'er City

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Pu'er (普洱, Pinyin: Pǔěr) formerly known as Simao (Chinese: 思茅; pinyin: Sīmáo; Hani: Siilmaoq) is a prefecture-level city in Southern Yunnan province of the People's Republic of China.

Pu'er is near the border with Vietnam, Laos, and Myanmar (Burma).

The urban administrative center of Pu'er is Simao District, which is also the former name of the city itself.

[edit] Administrative regions

Simao District
Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County (宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县, Pinyin: Níng'ěr Hānízú Yízú Zìzhìxiàn)
Mojiang Hani Autonomous County (墨江哈尼族自治县, Pinyin: Mòjiāng Hānízú Zìzhìxiàn)
Jingdong Yi Autonomous County (景东彝族自治县, Pinyin: Jǐngdōng Yízú Zìzhìxiàn)
Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County (景谷傣族彝族自治县, Pinyin: Jǐnggǔ Dǎiz Yízú Zìzhìxiàn)
Zhenyuan Yi, Hani and Lahu Autonomous County (镇沅彝族哈尼族拉祜族自治县, Pinyin: Zhènyuán Yízú Hānízú Lāhùzú Zìzhìxiàn)
Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County (江城哈尼族彝族自治县, Pinyin: Jiāngchéng Hānízú Yízú Zìzhìxiàn)
Menglian Dai, Lahu and Va Autonomous County (孟连傣族拉祜族佤族自治县, Pinyin: Mènglián Dǎizú Lāhùzú Wǎzú Zìzhìxiàn)
Lancang Lahu Autonomous County (澜沧拉祜族自治县, Pinyin: Láncāng Lāhùzú Zìzhìxiàn)
Ximeng Va Autonomous County (西盟佤族自治县, Pinyin: Xīméng Wǎzú Zìzhìxiàn)

Pu-erh tea is a major product from this region.

Prefecture-level divisions of Yunnan

Prefecture-level cities:	Baoshan \| Kunming \| Lijiang \| Lincang Pu'er \| Qujing \| Yuxi \| Zhaotong
Autonomous prefectures:	Chuxiong \| Dali \| Dehong \| Dêqên Honghe \| Nujiang \| Wenshan \| Xishuangbanna