Kunming Counties Travel Guide

Kunming city, also know as the "eternal spring city," is by far the nicest provincial capital city in China.  Situated in central Yunnan, surrounded by mountains and located on the northern tip of Lake Dian, Kunming is China's southwestern oasis.  Endowed with a mild climate, neither too hot nor too cold, ornamental flower arrangements pleasantly dot the city; displaying over 400 different flower species. 

Administrative divisions
The prefecture-level city of Kunming has jurisdiction over 14 subdivisions; five districts, one county-level city, five counties and three autonomous counties.

Kunming is bounded by Qujing City to the east, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture to the southeast and Yuxi City to the southwest, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture to the west and Zhaotong City to the northeast. Kunming also borders with Panzhihua prefecture level city and Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan province. Kunming plans to add two new districts to its existing four urban districts (Panlong, Wuhua, Guandu, Xishan) over the next few years.

Map	#	Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2003 est.)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
	1	Panlong District	盘龙区	Pánlóng Qū	600,000	340	1,765
	2	Wuhua District	五华区	Wǔhuá Qū	810,000	398	2,036
	3	Guandu District	官渡区	Guāndù Qū	750,000	552	1,359
	4	Xishan District	西山区	Xīshān Qū	850,000	791	1,075
	5	Dongchuan District	东川区	Dōngchuān Qū	300,000	1,674	179
	6	Anning City	安宁市	Ānníng Shì	270,000	1,313	206
	7	Chenggong County	呈贡县	Chénggòng Xiàn	160,000	541	296
	8	Jinning County	晋宁县	Jìnníng Xiàn	270,000	1,391	194
	9	Fumin County	富民县	Fùmín Xiàn	140,000	1,030	136
	10	Yiliang County	宜良县	Yíliáng Xiàn	410,000	1,880	218
	11	Songming County	嵩明县	Sōngmíng Xiàn	340,000	1,442	236
	12	Shilin Yi Autonomous County	石林彝族 自治县	Shílín Yízú Zìzhìxiàn	230,000	1,777	129
	13	Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County	禄劝彝族苗族自治县	Lùquàn Yízú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn	450,000	4,378	103
	14	Xundian Hui and Yi Autonomous County	寻甸回族彝族自治县	Xúndiàn Huízú Yízú Zìzhìxiàn	500,000	3,966	126