Hekou County History

Hekou Yao autonomous is located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous South-East, across the Red River and Viet Nam across the street, liushi town, Valley, Yunnan province, is the only one by one as the main body of the Yao nationality autonomous county. Hekou County transportation is very convenient, the Dian-Yue railway, Kunming-hekou Highway, Honghe waterway forming hub and Viet Nam docking, Yunnan province and the southwest to Southeast Asia, the South Pacific’s most convenient land route. Since its opening, port of hekou County to develop economic relations and trade, and Viet Nam Street province has established a good relationship.

Han Zangke ,County into the County of San. Linan Wang Nongshan House long lawsuit in the Ming dynasty. Guangxu 23 (1897) the estuaries of impounding, the supervising office. 15 (1926) River designated as special administrative regions,

Bayou City established 1950. Two rivers in this red, white, hence the name. Hekou County in

1955, modified, renamed in 1963 Hekoushi County.

In 2000, the Hekoushi County 2 towns, 4 townships: he Kou Town, Nanxi Town, Yao Shan, Lianhuatan Township, Laofangzhai Towhship,Qiaotoumiaozhuang Township . According to the fifth population census data: 95451 people of the total population of the County, where the rural population (people): he Kou Town 33359 4808 , Qiaotoumiaozhuang Township and Nanxi Town,17988 , Laofangzhai Towhship, 16964 ; Lianhuatan Township .11202.

In 2001, the County jurisdicted 2 towns, 3 townships, 1 ethnic Township: he Kou Town, Nanxi Town, Yao Shan, Lianhuatan Township, Laofangzhai Towhship,Qiaotoumiaozhuang Township.