From the three dimensions，including the population，industry and land，the paper analyzes the urbanization process and characteristics of Western Yunnan Border Contiguous Destitute Area in 2004-2014. We found that the overall level of urbanization has a rapid growth，but the absolute is low and the internal difference is significant. The quality of urbanization perform that a lower coordination degree between population urbanization and economic development，and stronger driving effect of industrial urbanization. Then，we explain the cold-hot spots area，spatial trends，evolution trend of central function index and central city economic ties of the urbanization of Western Yunnan Border Contiguous Destitute Area. Finally，integrate the Plan of Regional Development and Poverty Alleviation of Western Yunnan Border Contiguous Destitute Area and the Plan of Southwest Yunnan Town Group，urbanization development path is proposed from the seven aspects，including development goal，urban agglomerations layout，overall industrial layout，industrial layout-intensive areas，spatial distribution of population，urban spatial structure and function.