Population: about 460,000
Population density: 208 people/km2
Yuanyang County is located in the south of Yunnan Province, south of the Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Area is 2212.32 square kilometers. Nansha Town, where the county government is located, is 232 meters above sea level, 71 kilometers away from the state capital Mengzi and 284 kilometers away from the provincial capital Kunming. In 2017, it governed Nansha Town, Xinjie Town, Niujiaozhai Town, Shalatuo Township, Ganiang Township, Shangxincheng Township, Xiaoxinjie Township, Fengchunling Township, Daping Township, Panzhihua Township, Huangmaoling Township, and Huangcaoling Township There are 3 towns and 11 townships in ***, Ezha Township, and Majie Township, 134 village committees, 4 community residents' committees, and 1,245 villager groups. The average temperature in Nansha, the county seat, is 24.0°C, and the annual extreme maximum temperature is 41.1°C, which occurs on April 9. The annual extreme minimum temperature is 5.0°C, which occurs on December 21. The total precipitation is 1078.0 mm, and the total sunshine hours are 1620.0 hours.
Yuanyang County is the core area of ??the cultural landscape of the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces, a world cultural heritage. The 170,000 acres of terraces have been praised by Chinese and foreign tourists as "Chinese style, a wonder of the world", and are listed as national key cultural relics protection units and selected into the China Top ten charming wetlands. Yuanyang County won the title of "Top Ten Counties and Cities in Charming New Rural Areas" in the country, and "Hani_Zhaza Festival" and "Hani Apeicongpopo" were included in the provincial intangible cultural heritage list. Tourist attractions include Qingkou Folk Village, Bada Scenic Area, Duoyishu Scenic Area, Laohuzui Scenic Area, Mengnong Tusi Department, etc. Ethnic specialty foods include terraced red rice, kudzu root powder, Hani tempeh, Nansha beef jerky, etc. There are a number of well-known agricultural product brands with regional, national and distinctive characteristics, including terraced fields, toasted red rice, beautiful peaks of the Red River, Moguo tea, and green vegetables. There are 334,800 acres of pollution-free agricultural product production areas certified, and pollution-free agricultural product certification grassland 8 fruits, sugar cane, bananas, etc., 2 green food certified Shuilong brand Yunwu tea, Duokuo brand steamed Qingyunwu tea, organic product certified Shuibulong tea factory Shuibulong brand green tea, 2 grain purchasing and marketing Co., Ltd. rice, There are 5 agricultural product trademarks including Shuilong and Yuantihong.
At the end of 2017, the county had a total of 111,226 households and a total population (registered population) of 455,667, including: 432,955 rural residents, accounting for 95.02% of the total population; and 408,073 ethnic minority populations, accounting for 95.02% of the total population. 89.56; the natural population growth rate is 8.18‰.
In January 2021, "Xiaokang" magazine launched a list of the top 100 counties and cities for spring leisure in China in 2021, with Yuanyang County ranking 91st.
In January 2021, Yuanyang County was ranked 75th on the list of China's Top 100 Demonstration Counties and Cities for Business Environment in 2020.
In July 2020, the National Patriotic Health Campaign Committee reaffirmed Yuanyang County as a national health town (county) in 2020.
In April 2020, Yuanyang County was included in the list of counties (cities, districts) with basically balanced development of compulsory education nationwide in 2019.
In August 2019, the list of comprehensive demonstration counties for e-commerce in rural areas in 2019 was released, and Yuanyang County was included.