Jinghong

Jinghong (Chinese: ; pinyin: Jǐnghóng; Tai Lü: ᦵᦋᧂ ᦣᦳᧂᧈ ᦉᦹᧈ; Thai: เชียงรุ่ง, RTGS: Chiang Rung, pronounced [t͡ɕʰīa̯ŋ rûŋ]; Lao: ຊຽງຮຸ່ງ, pronounced [sía̯ŋ hūŋ]; also formerly romanised as Chiang Hung, Chengrung, Cheng Hung, Jeng Hung, Jinghung, Keng Hung, Kiang Hung and Muangjinghung) is a city in and the seat of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, in the far south of China's Yunnan province, and the historic capital of the former Tai kingdom of Sipsongpanna.

Jinghong
景洪市 ·
เชียงรุ่ง · ຊຽງຮຸ່ງ
Location of Jinghong City (pink) within Xishuangbanna Prefecture (yellow) and Yunnan
Jinghong
Location of the city centre in Yunnan
Jinghong
Jinghong (China)
Coordinates (Xishuangbanna Prefecture government): 22°00′32″N 100°47′49″E
CountryChina
ProvinceYunnan
Autonomous prefectureXishuangbanna
GB/T 2260 CODE532801
Municipal seatYunjinghong Subdistrict
Area
  Total7,133 km2 (2,754 sq mi)
Elevation
558 m (1,831 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total642,737
  Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
666100
Area code0691
ClimateCwa
Websitewww.jhs.gov.cn
1Yunnan Statistics Bureau
2Xishuangbanna Gov.
3Yunnan Portal
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