Yunnan Administration

Yunnan, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following administrative divisions:

  • 16 prefecture-level divisions
    • 8 prefecture-level cities
    • 8 autonomous prefectures
  • 129 county-level divisions
    • 9 county-level cities
    • 79 counties
    • 29 autonomous counties
    • 12 districts
  • 1455 township-level divisions
    • 567 towns
    • 677 townships
    • 155 ethnic townships
    • 56 subdistricts

All of these administrative divisions are explained in greater detail at political divisions of China.

 Ranked list of prefectures

Rank  ↓ Prefecture  ↓ Population  ↓ Area (km²)  ↓ Density  ↓
1 Kunming 6,193,300 21,473 288.4
2 Zhaotong 5,459,000 23,192 235.4
3 Qujing 5,352,000 28,904 185.2
4 Honghe 4,130,463 32,929 125.4
5 Dali 3,320,000 29,459 112.7
6 Wenshan 3,320,000 32,239 103
7 Yuxi 2,568,000 15,285 168
8 Chuxiong 2,542,530 29,256 86.9
9 Baoshan 2,500,000 19,040 131.3
10 Pu'er 2,360,000 45,385 52
11 Lincang 2,150,000 24,469 87.9
12 Dehong 1,165,000 11,526 101.1
13 Lijiang 1,137,600 21,219 53.6
14 Xishuangbanna 993,397 19,700 50.4
15 Nujiang 491,824 14,703 33.5
16 Diqing 353,518 23,870 14.8

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    Situated in Southwestern China, Yunnan Province covers a total area of 394,000 square kilometers, accounting for 4.1% of Chinas total land territory and ranking the 8th in China. Respectively bordering Myanmar in the west and Laos and Viet Nam in the south, Yunnan shares a boundary line of 4060 km with them.
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