Shilin Yi Autonomous County, belonging to Kunming, Yunnan Province, is located in the eastern part of Yunnan Province, bordering Luxi County and Mile City of Honghe Hani Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the east and south, Luliang County of Qujing City in the north, and Yiliang County of Kunming City in the west and northwest. Shilin Yi Autonomous County covers an area of 1,719 square kilometers, with 3 streets, 3 towns and 1 township under its jurisdiction. According to the seventh census data, as of 00:00 on November 1, 2020, the resident population of Shilin County was 240,827 people.
In 2018, the national health county (township) was reconfirmed.On September 4, 2019, Shilin Yi Autonomous County was selected as one of the first batch of national regional tourism demonstration zones.In November 2019, it was selected as one of the second batch of counties (districts) that reached the standard of water-saving social construction.
In 2020, Shilin County completed a gross regional product of 11.707 billion yuan, a year-on-year decline of 2.2% at comparable prices. Among them, the added value of primary industry is 3.072 billion yuan, an increase of 5.3%; the added value of secondary industry is 1.617 billion yuan, a decrease of 20.3%; the added value of tertiary industry is 7.018 billion yuan, an increase of 1.3%. The structure of the three industries is 26.2:13.8:60.