Simao District

Simao District
—  District  —
Chinese transcription(s)
– Characters	思茅区
– Pinyin	Sīmáo Qū
Location of Simao District (pink) and Pu'er Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province of China
Simao District Location within Yunnan, China
Coordinates: 22°46′51″N 100°58′30″E / 22.78083°N 100.975°E / 22.78083; 100.975
Country	China
Province	Yunnan
Prefecture	Pu'er
GB/T 2260 CODE[1]	530802
Township divisions	7
Area
– Total	3,928 km2 (1,516.6 sq mi)
Elevation	1,370.9 m (4,498 ft)
Population (2006[2])
– Total	255,500
– Density	65/km2 (168.5/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Postal code	665000[3]
Area code(s)	0879[3]
Website	www.simao.gov.cn
1Yunnan Statistics Bureau [1] 2Puer Gov. [2] 3Yunnan Portal [3]

Simao District (Chinese: 思茅区; pinyin: Sīmáo Qū; formerly known as Cuiyun District) is a district under the jurisdiction of Pu'er Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. It is the seat of Puer Prefecture. In 2007, the city of Simao (思茅市) changed its name to Puer city (普洱市). By doing so, it has had an effect the size of the official Puer (普洱) tea production area.

Transport

Simao Airport (IATA: SYM, ICAO: ZPSM).

Herbariums

• Simao District National Medical and Pharmaceutical Institute Herbarium, (founded 1970) of the Simao District Public Health Bureau
• Simao Forestry Bureau Herbarium (founded 1991)

References

1. ^ http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/xzqhdm/index.htm
2. ^ http://www.simao.gov.cn/About.asp
3. ^ ^{a b} Area Code and Postal Code in Yunnan Province

External links

• Simao District Official Website
• Media related to Simao at Wikimedia Commons
• 22°46′51″N 100°58′30″E / 22.78083°N 100.975°E / 22.78083; 100.975

Coordinates: 22°46′51″N 100°58′30″E / 22.78083°N 100.975°E / 22.78083; 100.975