Mengzi city is the capital of Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Located in the southeast of Yunnan Province, it is the core area of the central city in southern Yunnan. Mengzi municipal district covers an area of 2,228 square kilometers, of which the dam area is 544.2 square kilometers, accounting for 24.4% of the total area, and the main urban area is 30.8 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 4 towns, 4 townships and 5 sub-district offices, and there are provincial Mengzi Economic Development Zone and provincial Honghe Industrial Park within its jurisdiction.

According to the data of the seventh census, as of 0: 00 1 1 in June 2020, the permanent population of mengzi city was 585,976. Mengzi is one of the earliest counties established in Yunnan Province in 24000. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, it was the largest foreign trade port in Yunnan Province. At that time, more than 80% of Yunnan's import and export materials were transshipped through Mengzi.

Yunnan's first customs, the first telegraph office, the first post office, the first foreign bank, the first private railway, the first foreign-funded enterprise, the first consulate in Yunnan, the first thermal power station and many other firsts were produced here. 1938, Law School of National Southwest Associated University moved to Mengzi.

20 19 top 100 counties and cities in western China. In 2020, mengzi city's GDP will reach 39.085 billion yuan, an increase of 6.6%; Industrial added value increased by 8.2%, investment in fixed assets increased by 2.7%, and general public budget revenue10.607 billion yuan, up by 0.6%. Urban and rural per capita disposable income increased by 4.5% and 9. 1% respectively.