Dali Counties Travel Guide

Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture is situated in the west-central region of Yunnan Province, neighboring Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the east, Puer City in the south, Baoshan City and Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture in the west and Lijiang in the north. The capital city of the province, Kunming is about 338 kilometers (210 miles) from it.

Administrative Division:
8 counties (Xiangyun, Binchuan, Midu, Yongping, Yunlong, Eryuan, Jianchuan, Heqing); 3 autonomous counties (Yangbi Yi Autonomous County, Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County); 1 county-level city (Dali).

Map
#	Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2003 est.)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
1	Dali City	大理市	Dàlǐ Shì	530,000	1,468	361
2	Xiangyun County	祥云县	Xiángyún Xiàn	450,000	2,498	180
3	Binchuan County	宾川县	Bīnchuān Xiàn	330,000	2,627	126
4	Midu County	弥渡县	Mídù Xiàn	310,000	1,571	197
5	Yongping County	永平县	Yǒngpíng Xiàn	170,000	2,884	59
6	Yunlong County	云龙县	Yúnlóng Xiàn	200,000	4,712	42
7	Eryuan County	洱源县	Ěryuán Xiàn	330,000	2,961	111
8	Jianchuan County	剑川县	Jiànchuān Xiàn	170,000	2,318	73
9	Heqing County	鹤庆县	Hèqìng Xiàn	260,000	2,395	109
10	Yangbi Yi Autonomous County	漾濞彝族自治县	Yàngbì Yízú Zìzhìxiàn	100,000	1,957	51
11	Nanjian Yi Autonomous County	南涧彝族自治县	Nánjiàn Yízú Zìzhìxiàn	210,000	1,802	117
12	Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County	巍山彝族回族自治县	Wēishān Yízú Huízú Zìzhìxiàn	300,000	2,266	132