Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture

For the county-level city, see Dali City, Yunnan.

Dali Prefecture
—  Autonomous prefecture  —
Chinese transcription(s)
- Characters	大理白族自治州
- Pinyin	Dàlǐ Báizú Zìzhìzhōu
Location of Dali Prefecture within Yunnan province of China
Country	China
Province	Yunnan
Admin HQ	Dali
Area
- Total	29,459 km2 (11,374.2 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
- Total	3,456,000
- Density	117.3/km2 (303.8/sq mi)
Postal code	671000
Area code(s)	0872
Website	http://www.dali.gov.cn/

Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: 大理白族自治州; pinyin: Dàlǐ Báizú Zìzhìzhōu; Bai: Darl•lit Baif•cuf zirl•zirl•zox) is an autonomous prefecture of Yunnan Province, China. Dali has an area of 29,460 km² and its capital is Xiaguan.

Subdivisions

The prefecture is subdivided into 12 county-level divisions: one county-level city, eight counties and three autonomous counties:

Map
#	Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
1	Dali City	大理市	Dàlǐ Shì	652,000	1,468	444
2	Xiangyun County	祥云县	Xiángyún Xiàn	456,000	2,498	183
3	Binchuan County	宾川县	Bīnchuān Xiàn	349,000	2,627	133
4	Midu County	弥渡县	Mídù Xiàn	313,000	1,571	199
5	Yongping County	永平县	Yǒngpíng Xiàn	175,000	2,884	61
6	Yunlong County	云龙县	Yúnlóng Xiàn	200,000	4,712	42
7	Eryuan County	洱源县	Ěryuán Xiàn	268,000	2,961	91
8	Jianchuan County	剑川县	Jiànchuān Xiàn	170,000	2,318	73
9	Heqing County	鹤庆县	Hèqìng Xiàn	255,000	2,395	106
10	Yangbi Yi Autonomous County	漾濞彝族自治县	Yàngbì Yízú Zìzhìxiàn	102,000	1,957	52
11	Nanjian Yi Autonomous County	南涧彝族自治县	Nánjiàn Yízú Zìzhìxiàn	212,000	1,802	118
12	Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County	巍山彝族回族自治县	Wēishān Yízú Huízú Zìzhìxiàn	304,000	2,266	134

Demography

Ethnic groups in Dali, 2000 census

Nationality	Population	Percentage
Han	1,659,730	50.35%
Bai	1,081,167	32.8%
Yi	426,634	12.94%
Hui	66,085	2.0%
Lisu	31,972	0.97%
Miao	10,967	0.33%
Naxi	4,302	0.13%
Achang	3,330	0.1%
Others	12,365	0.38%

References

1. ^ According to 2010 China National Census

External links

• Dali Prefecture Official Website

Coordinates: 25°42′N 100°09′E / 25.7°N 100.15°E / 25.7; 100.15