Simao, Pu'er
Simao
思茅区 | |
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Location of Simao District (red) and Pu'er Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province of China | |
| Coordinates: 22°46′51″N 100°58′30″E / 22.78083°N 100.97500°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Pu'er |
| GB/T 2260 CODE | 530802 |
| Township divisions | 7 |
| District seat | Simao Subdistrict |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,928 km2 (1,517 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,370.9 m (4,497.7 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 416,188 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
| Postal code | 665000 |
| Area code | 0879 |
| Website | www |
| 1Yunnan Statistics Bureau 2Puer Gov. 3Yunnan Portal | |
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| Chinese | 思茅 | ||||||||
| Postal | Szumao | ||||||||
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Simao District (Chinese: 思茅区; pinyin: Sīmáo Qū; formerly known as Cuiyun District) is a district under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, China. It is the seat of Pu'er Prefecture. Formerly both Simao and the surrounding region of Pu'er prefecture played a major role in the historic tea horse trade between Yunnan, Tibet and India, with Simao acting as the southern terminus or starting point for the transport of tea by mule caravan north to Dali, Lijiang and Lhasa. Tea remains a central crop and product of the region.