Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture (;
Bai: ) is an
autonomous prefecture of northwestern
Yunnan
Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the ...
Province, People's Republic of China. Dali has an area of and its seat is located in
Xiaguan,
Dali City.
Subdivisions
The prefecture is subdivided into 12
county-level divisions: one
county-level city
A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level ...
, eight
counties
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposes Chambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
and three
autonomous counties:
Demography
''Ethnic groups in Dali, 2000 census''
References
External links
Dali Prefecture Official Website
Autonomous prefectures of the People's Republic of China
Bai people
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