Shilin Yi Autonomous County (Shilin County), subordinate to Kunming City, Yunnan Province, is located in the east 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 1719 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 3 streets, 3 towns and 1 township. According to the data of the seventh population census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Shilin County was 240827.

The national health county (township) will be reconfirmed in 2018. On September 4, 2019, Shilin Yi Autonomous County was selected as the first batch of national all-region tourism demonstration areas. In November 2019, it was selected as the second batch of counties (districts) that met the standard for building a water-saving society.

In 2020, Shilin County achieved a GDP of 11.707 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 2.2% at comparable prices. Among them, the added value of the primary industry was 3.072 billion yuan, up 5.3%; The added value of the secondary industry was 1.617 billion yuan, down 20.3%; The added value of the tertiary industry was 7.018 billion yuan, up 1.3%. The three industrial structures are 26.2 ∶ 13.8 ∶ 60.