| Dehong Prefecture | |
|---|---|
| — Autonomous prefecture — | |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Characters | 德宏傣族景颇族自治州 |
| • Pinyin | Déhóng Dǎizú Jǐngpōzú zìzhìzhōu |
| Location of Dehong Prefecture within Yunnan province of China | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Admin HQ | Mang City |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,526 km2 (4,450.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,211,440 |
| • Density | 105.1/km2 (272.2/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 678400 |
| Area code(s) | 0692 |
| Website | http://www.dh.gov.cn |
The Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture (Zaiwa：Sikung Sam Zaizo Byumyu Yumsing Upkang Mau; Chinese: 德宏傣族景颇族自治州; pinyin: Déhóng Dǎizú Jǐngpōzú zìzhìzhōu) is located in Yunnan province, China.
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Dehong stretches 122 km (~73 statute miles) from east to west and 170 km (~103 miles) from north to south, its area is 11,526 km² (~4150 mi²).
Dehong is divided into three counties and two county level cities:
| Map | # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mang City | 芒市 | Máng Shì | 389,891 | 2,987 | 131 | |
| 2 | Ruili City | 瑞丽市 | Ruìlì Shì | 180,627 | 1,020 | 177 | |
| 3 | Lianghe County | 梁河县 | Liánghé Xiàn | 154,175 | 1,159 | 133 | |
| 4 | Yingjiang County | 盈江县 | Yíngjiāng Xiàn | 305,167 | 4,429 | 69 | |
| 5 | Longchuan County | 陇川县 | Lǒngchuān Xiàn | 181,580 | 1,931 | 94 |
The prefectural government seat is Mang City.
The population of Dehong in 2003 was of 1.02 million, 48.17% of whom were Han Chinese, 51.83% were national minorities, mostly Dai and Jingpo.
The area was declared an autonomous region in 1953 and in May 1956 became an autonomous prefecture. In 1960 when farmers from many provinces in China came to Yunnan to farm bananas many Hunanese farmers rebuilt a place, a very long time ago before this many Chinese were in fact very scared of going there because of an illness that lurked there. It was later discovered that it was a tropical disease, these farmers helped to get rid of the disease. They made clearings, roads and made space for fields and plantations. This was during the great leap forward when a biologist working for Mao Zedong wrote an article about the weather in Yunnan being very suitable for bananas to be planted.
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