攀枝花市是中国四川省直辖市。位(wei)于(yu)中国西南(nan)川滇(dian)交(jiao)界部(bu),金沙江(jiang)与雅砻江(jiang)汇合处(chu),东经108°08′-102°15′,北纬26°05′-27°21′。

1965年为开(kai)发攀枝(zhi)(zhi)花(hua)铁矿(kuang)资源，着手组建城市(shi)(shi)，初名(ming)为攀枝(zhi)(zhi)花(hua)特区，后(hou)(hou)正式建市(shi)(shi)时(shi)定名(ming)为渡(du)口市(shi)(shi)，以后(hou)(hou)又改名(ming)攀枝(zhi)(zhi)花(hua)市(shi)(shi)。该市(shi)(shi)在(zai)同纬度地区中(zhong)是一个独具南亚(ya)热带风光的城市(shi)(shi)，市(shi)(shi)区内到处生长着高大挺拔的攀枝(zhi)(zhi)花(hua)树（木棉花(hua)树），攀枝(zhi)(zhi)花(hua)市(shi)(shi)因此得名(ming)。攀枝(zhi)(zhi)花(hua)区内山(shan)水峡谷、湖(hu)泊海子、瀑布跌水、土林温泉、阳(yang)光沙滩、珍稀动植物(wu)等(deng)(deng)自然景(jing)观种类繁多，历史遗(yi)迹(ji)、革命(ming)遗(yi)址、民(min)族风情等(deng)(deng)人文(wen)景(jing)观独具特色。

攀枝花以南(nan)亚热带(dai)为基带(dai)的(de)岛状(zhuang)式立体气候著称(cheng)。年平均(jun)气温20°C，年平均(jun)日照2754小时，无(wu)霜(shuang)期300天以上，夏无(wu)酷暑，冬无(wu)严寒(han)。因此，四季(ji)(ji)都是旅(lv)游(you)的(de) 好(hao)季(ji)(ji)节。

区(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)内以自然山(shan)(shan)(shan)水景观(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)为(wei)主，已建立(li)(li)了(le)泸(lu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)风(feng)(feng)景区(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)、邛(qiong)海-螺(luo)髻山(shan)(shan)(shan)风(feng)(feng)景区(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)、西(xi)溪仙一洞(dong)、泸(lu)沽湖(hu)风(feng)(feng)景区(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)、红(hong)格温泉、黑山(shan)(shan)(shan)风(feng)(feng)景区(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)、龙(long)洞(dong)石林、金沙江风(feng)(feng)景区(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)等旅(lv)游区(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)。海子湖(hu)泊风(feng)(feng)光是区(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)内尤为(wei)突(tu)出(chu)的旅(lv)游资(zi)源(yuan)，现建立(li)(li)了(le)以湖(hu)泊自然风(feng)(feng)光为(wei)主体的邛(qiong)海、泸(lu)沽湖(hu)、马(ma)湖(hu)等3个著(zhu)名省级风(feng)(feng)景区(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)。在美姑(gu)大(da)风(feng)(feng)顶、攀(pan)枝花、西(xi)昌(chang)螺(luo)髻山(shan)(shan)(shan)建立(li)(li)了(le)以保(bao)(bao)(bao)护大(da)熊猫、野牛和苏铁(tie)(tie)等动植物为(wei)主的省级自然保(bao)(bao)(bao)护区(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)。凉山(shan)(shan)(shan)彝族火(huo)把(ba)节、红(hong)军长征(zheng)纪(ji)念(nian)地(di)----彝海、西(xi)昌(chang)卫(wei)星中(zhong)(zhong)心、攀(pan)枝花钢铁(tie)(tie)基(ji)地(di)等人文(wen)景观(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)村中(zhong)(zhong)外(wai)旅(lv)游者都有生(sheng)较大(da)的吸引力。被列(lie)入省级重(zhong)点文(wen)物保(bao)(bao)(bao)护单位有7处，亦是重(zhong)要的人文(wen)景观(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)资(zi)源(yuan)。景观(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)：桥(qiao)梁博物馆、地(di)质景观(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)、苏铁(tie)(tie)园、大(da)裂谷、龙(long)潭溶洞(dong)、龙(long)吟峡、龙(long)肘山(shan)(shan)(shan)顶风(feng)(feng)光