Shilin Yi Autonomous County
Shilin County
石林县 | |
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石林彝族自治县 | |
.png) Location of Shilin County (pink) and Kunming prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province of China | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture | Kunming |
| Established | 1956 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,725 km2 (666 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 229,311 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 652200 |
| Area code | 0871 |
| Website | http://www.shilin.gov.cn/ |
| Economic portal | |
Shilin Yi Autonomous County (Chinese: 石林彝族自治县; pinyin: Shílín yízú Zìzhìxiàn) is an autonomous county, under the jurisdiction of Kunming, Yunnan, China.
History
Shilin County was formerly called Lunan County.It has a beautiful stone architectures usually known as karst formation.
Administrative divisions
Lufu Town, Shilin Town, Lumeiyi Town, Xijiekou Town, Changhu Town, Guishan Town, Banqiao Town and Dake Village, Songyang Town of Songming County, Yanglin Town, Xiaojie Town, Niulanjiang Town, Dianyuan Town, Yangqiao Village, A-ziying Village
Natural sites
The Shilin (Stone Forest), a set of remarkable karst formations, is part of the South China Karst, inscribed in 2007 on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Solarpower station
- See also, Solar power in China
A large-scale solar power station in Shilin County had started construction on December 6, 2008. With a total installed capacity of 166 megawatts, the power station will be the largest experiment demonstration grid-connected solar photovoltaic power station in China.[1]