Mile
弥勒市 | |
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Mile city hall Qinglai Park Yuhuang Park Downtown skyline | |
 Location of Mile City in Honghe Prefecture within Yunnan province | |
  Mile Location of the city center in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 24°24′15″N 103°26′34″E / 24.40417°N 103.44278°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture | Honghe |
| Area | |
| 4,004 km2 (1,546 sq mi) | |
| Highest elevation | 2,315 m (7,595 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 862 m (2,828 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| 570,100 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| • Rural (2005)[1] | 433,500 |
| Postal code | 652300 |
| Area code | 0873 |
| Website | www |
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Mile (Chinese: 弥勒市; pinyin: Mílè Shì; [mǐlɤ̂ ʂî]; Hani language: Miqleiq Siif; Yi: ꂱꇍꏃ) is a county-level city located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.[2] It is named after the Maitreya Buddha, for which there was a temple located on a nearby mountain,[3] making it the only city in China named after a Buddha.[4] It is a center for sugar and tobacco production in Yunnan.[1]