Simao, Pu'er

Simao
思茅区
Location of Simao District (red) and Pu'er Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province of China
Simao
Location in Yunnan
Simao
Simao (China)
Coordinates: 22°46′51″N 100°58′30″E / 22.78083°N 100.97500°E / 22.78083; 100.97500
CountryChina
ProvinceYunnan
Prefecture-level cityPu'er
GB/T 2260 CODE530802
Township divisions7
District seatSimao Subdistrict
Area
 • Total
3,928 km2 (1,517 sq mi)
Elevation
1,370.9 m (4,498 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
 • Total
416,188
 • Density106.0/km2 (274.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Postal code
665000
Area code0879
Websitewww.smqzf.gov.cn
1Yunnan Statistics Bureau [1]
2Puer Gov. [2]
3Yunnan Portal [3]
Simao, Pu'er
Simao
Chinese思茅
PostalSzumao
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSīmáo
Wade–GilesSzu1-mao2

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 Road 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.