Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture
Xishuangbanna, Sibsongpanna or Sipsong Panna, shortened to Banna, is an autonomous prefecture for Dai people in the extreme south of Yunnan Province, China, bordering both Myanmar and Laos. The prefectural seat is Jinghong, the largest settlement in the area and one that straddles the Mekong, called the "Lancang River" in Chinese.
Xishuangbanna Prefecture
西双版纳州 · Sibsongpanna · Sipsong Panna | |
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| Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture 西双版纳傣族自治州
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Jinghong City | |
Location of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 22°00′N 100°48′E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan Province |
| GB/T 2260 CODE | 532800 |
| Admin HQ | Jinghong |
| Admin units | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Autonomous prefecture |
| • CCP Secretary | Zheng Yi |
| • Congress Chairman | Xu Jiafu |
| • Governor | Dao Wen |
| • CPPCC Chairman | Zhang Xing |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19,700 km2 (7,600 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,133,515 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (Chinese Standard Time) |
| Postal code | 666100 |
| Area code | +959 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-YN-28 |
| Website | www |
| "Yunnan Statistics Bureau". "Yunnan Portal". | |
| Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture | |||||||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 西双版纳傣族自治州 | ||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 西雙版納傣族自治州 | ||||||||||||||
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| Tai Lü name | |||||||||||||||
| Tai Lü | ᩈᩥ᩠ᨷᩈᩬᨦᨻᩢ᩠ᨶᨶᩣ / ᧑᧒ᦗᧃᦓᦱ [síp.sɔ́ŋ.pân.nâː] | ||||||||||||||
| Hani name | |||||||||||||||
| Hani | Xisual banaq | ||||||||||||||
| Akha name | |||||||||||||||
| Akha | Sǐsǎwpâna | ||||||||||||||
This region of China is noted for the distinct culture of its ethnic groups, one that is very different from that of the Han Chinese. The people, architecture, language and culture more closely resemble those of the Shan, Dai and Tai peoples, which includes the Thai and Lao.
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