The county was formerly named Pu'er. When Simao changed its name to Pu'er in 2007, the county's name was changed to Ning'er for clarity.[4]
Administrative divisions
In the present, Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County has 6 towns and 3 townships.
6 towns
3 townships
De'an (德安乡)
Puyi (普义乡)
Liming (黎明乡)
Demography
The population of the county has a large proportion of native Hani and Yi people in a predominantly Han Chinese population. As of 2003 the county records a population of approximately 190,000 people.
Ethnic Bai (population: 5,139) are found in Kesa 克洒, Heping village 和平村, Mengxian township 勐先乡 (Pu'er County Gazetteer 1993:120).[5]
The Datou 达头 people number 254 persons and are found in Ning'er County and Simao City. They consider themselves to be ethnic Yi, and also speak a Yi language (You 2013:133).[6]