Midu County is located in the west of Yunnan Province, southeast of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, with a land area of 1523 square kilometers, of which the dam area is 132 square kilometers, accounting for 8.66%, with a total population of 320,000. It has jurisdiction over 6 towns and 2 townships, 82 village committees, 7 community neighborhood committees and 933 natural villages. 1265438+.

Midu history and culture.

Midu has a long history. Midu is known as "the hometown of ginkgo, the old county of the Western Han Dynasty; According to legend, ancient Midu was a vast water town, and travelers easily got lost in the maze, so it was named "Midu" and renamed Midu in Qing Dynasty. Midu is one of the cradles of mankind. As early as the late Paleolithic period, ancestors lived here, and there were ancient cultural relics of the Paleolithic period in the territory.

Midu is the capital of Bai Zi and one of the 59 revolutionary old counties (cities, districts) in Yunnan Province. Known as "hometown of lanterns", "hometown of literature" and "hometown of folk songs". During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, education and culture flourished, and in the Qing Dynasty, there was a grand occasion of "five subjects and seven solutions to Asia".

Reference to the above contents: the basic situation of Midu County People's Government-Midu County