Jinghong

Jinghong
景洪市 ·
เชียงรุ่ง · ຊຽງຮຸ່ງ
Lancang River bank in Jinghong
Location of Jinghong City (red) within Xishuangbanna Prefecture (pink) and Yunnan
Jinghong
Location of the city centre in Yunnan
Jinghong
Jinghong (China)
Coordinates (Xishuangbanna Prefecture government): 22°00′32″N 100°47′49″E / 22.009°N 100.797°E / 22.009; 100.797
CountryChina
ProvinceYunnan
Autonomous prefectureXishuangbanna
GB/T 2260 CODE532801
Municipal seatYunjinghong Subdistrict
Area
  Total
7,133 km2 (2,754 sq mi)
Elevation
558 m (1,831 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
642,737
  Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
666100
Area code0691
ClimateAw
Websitewww.jhs.gov.cn
1Yunnan Statistics Bureau
2Xishuangbanna Gov.
3Yunnan Portal

Jinghong (Chinese: ; pinyin: Jǐnghóng; Tai Lü: ᦵᦋᧂ ᦣᦳᧂᧈ ᦉᦹᧈ; Thai: เชียงรุ่ง, RTGS: Chiang Rung, pronounced [tɕʰīaŋ rûŋ]; Northern Thai: เจียงฮุ่ง, pronounced [tɕīaŋ hûŋ]; Lao: ຊຽງຮຸ່ງ, pronounced [síaŋ hūŋ]; also formerly romanised as Chiang Hung, Chengrung, Cheng Hung, Jeng Hung, Jinghung, Keng Hung, Kiang Hung and Muangjinghung) is a city in and the seat of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, in the far south of China's Yunnan province, and the historic capital of the former Tai kingdom of Sipsongpanna.