Malipo County is under the administration of the Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in the southeast of Yunnan province, China, bordering Ha Giang Province to the southeast.

Administrative divisions

In the present, Malipo County has 4 towns, 6 townships and 1 ethnic township.

Ethnic groups

The following list of ethnic groups and subgroups, and their respective distributions, is from the Malipo County Gazetteer (2000).

Climate

Tourism

One major tourist attraction is the neolithic rock art above Malipo itself, apparently known as the 'Great King' site for the two dominant figures at the center of the artwork. It is said to be over 4000 years old.

Transport