Simao 思茅区 | |
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 Location of Simao District (red) and Pu'er Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province of China | |
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| Coordinates:22°46′51″N100°58′30″E / 22.78083°N 100.97500°E /22.78083; 100.97500 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Pu'er |
| GB/T 2260 CODE[1] | 530802 |
| Township divisions | 7 |
| District seat | Simao Subdistrict |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,928 km2 (1,517 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,370.9 m (4,498 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[2] | |
• Total | 416,188 |
| • Density | 106.0/km2 (274.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
| Postal code | 665000[3] |
| Area code | 0879[3] |
| Website | www |
| 1Yunnan Statistics Bureau[1] 2Puer Gov.[2] 3Yunnan Portal[3] | |
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| Chinese | 思茅 | ||||||||
| Postal | Szumao | ||||||||
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Simao District (Chinese:思茅区;pinyin:Sīmáo Qū; formerly known asCuiyun District) is adistrict under thejurisdiction ofPu'er City,Yunnan Province, China. It is the seat of Pu'er Prefecture. Formerly both Simao and the surrounding region of Pu'er prefecture played a major role in the historic tea horse trade between Yunnan, Tibet and India, with Simao acting as the southern terminus or starting point for the transport of tea by mule caravan north toDali,Lijiang andLhasa. Tea remains a central crop and product of the region.[4]
Simao District is located in the south-central part of Pu'er City in southern Yunnan and bordersJiangcheng County to the east,Lancang County andJinggu County to the west,Jinghong andMenghai County to the south andNing'er County to the north.
Simao District has 1 subdistrict, 4 towns and 2 ethnic townships.
Simao District is ethnically diverse, with Han, Yi, Dai, Hani, Bulang, Wa, Lahu, and other ethnic groups.
Han Chinese live mostly in Simaoba 思茅坝, Yixiangba 倚象坝, and Laojuntian 老君田 (Simao Prefecture Almanac 1993:477). They numbered 105,133 people as of 1990, making more up than 75% of the population.
TheYi people of Gaojiazhai 髙家寨 and Manxieba 曼歇坝[5] in Simaoba 思茅坝 speak theSouthern Yi dialect (南部方言), while the Yi of other areas speak theWestern Yi dialect ofWeishan County (滇西巍山彝族西部方言) (Simao Prefecture Almanac 1993:478). They numbered 17,459 people as of 1990. Ethnic Yi townships in Simao district are Longtan 龙潭彝族傣族乡 and Yunxian 云仙彝族乡 townships. Some of the Yi in Simao are also known asXiangtang 香堂.[6]
TheDai people live in various villages on both sides of the Dazhong 大中河, Jiufang 酒房河, and Xiaohejiang 小黑江 rivers, namely Mangdie 芒垒, Mangyao 芒腰, Mangpan 芒畔, Qianluo 迁洛, Jiufang 酒房, Longtan 龙潭彝族傣族乡, Zhengwan 整碗,[7] Mamu 骂木, Bangnong 蚌弄, Boluo 菠萝, and other villages (Simao Prefecture Almanac 1993:478). They numbered 4,142 people as of 1990.
TheHani people live in (Simao Prefecture Almanac 1993:478). They numbered 3,722 people as of 1990. Some migrated from Tongxin 同心 and Mengxian 勐先 of Pu'er County 普洱县 (now renamed asNing'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County) during theRepublic of China era, while others migrated in 1971 from Lianhe 联合, Xin'an 新安, Xinfu 新抚, and Baliu 坝溜 townships ofMojiang County 墨江县. Subgroups include Biyue 碧约, Budu 布都, Kaduo 卡堕, Ximoluo 西摩洛, and Bukong 布孔.
In Simao District, theBulang people (population 272 as of 1990) live near the junction of the Xiaohei River 小黑江 and Lancang River 澜沧江, in the villages of Guanzhai 官寨,[8] Tuanliangzi 团梁子,[9] Mangbang 芒蚌,[10] Mangba 芒坝, etc., in a total of six villages (Simao Prefecture Almanac 1993:480).
TheWa people live alongsideBulang people andDai people in Mangba 芒坝 and Tuanliangzi 团梁子 (Simao Prefecture Almanac 1993:482). They numbered 1,627 people as of 1990.
TheLahu people live in Nanping Township (南屏乡) and Yixiang Township (倚象乡) (in Nalitian那栗田,[11] Yongqing Village (永庆村)) (Simao Prefecture Almanac 1993:482). They numbered 1,265 people as of 1990.
Simao Airport (IATA: SYM, ICAO: ZPSM).
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