Jinping (Honghe)

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Mountain landscape in Jinping at an altitude of approx. 2000 m

The Jinping Autonomous County of the Miao, Yao and Dai ( Chinese  金 平 苗族 瑶族 傣族 自治县 , Pinyin Jīnpíng Miáozú Yáozú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn ), in short: Jinping County (金 平县) is an autonomous county of the Miao , Yao and Dai of the Hongheo and Dai of the Hani Autonomous District and Yi in the Chinese province of Yunnan . It has an area of ​​3,677 square kilometers and has a population of around 320,000 (2004). Its main town is the large community of Jinhe (金 河镇).

The endemic skullcap species Scutellaria bambusetorum and Scutellaria macrosiphon only thrive in Jinping evergreen forests at about 2000 m altitude.

Administrative structure

At the community level, it is made up of two large communities and eleven communities (one of which is a national community). These are:

  • Greater community Jinhe (金河镇)
  • Greater community Jinshuihe (金水河镇)

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Coordinates: 22 ° 45 ′  N , 103 ° 10 ′  E