Xiangyun County

Xiangyun County (simplified Chinese: 祥云县; traditional Chinese: 祥雲縣; pinyin: Xiángyún Xiàn) is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the west-central part of Yunnan province, People's Republic of China.

Xiangyun County
祥云县
Location of Xiangyun County (pink) and Dali Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceYunnan
Prefecture-level cityDali
Area
  Total2,498 km2 (964 sq mi)
Population
  Total450,000
  Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
672100
Area code(s)0872
WebsiteWebsite

Administrative divisions

Xiangyun County has 8 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township.[1]

8 towns
  • Xiangcheng (祥城镇)
  • Shalong (沙龙镇)
  • Yunnanyi (云南驿镇)
  • Xiazhuang (下庄镇)
  • Pupeng (普棚镇)
  • Liuchang (刘厂镇)
  • Hedian (禾甸镇)
  • Midian (米甸镇)
1 township
  • Luming (鹿鸣乡)
1 ethnic township
  • Dongshan Yi (东山彝族乡)

Ethnic groups

The Xiangyun County Gazetteer (1996:138-139) lists the following ethnic Yi subgroups. Western Yi and Central Yi are linguistic classifications.

  • Western Yi (Lalo)
    • Turen 土人
    • Tuzu 土族
    • Qiangyi 羌彝
  • Central Yi (Lolopo)
    • Luoluopo 罗罗颇
    • Luolupo 罗鲁泼
    • Nanshansu 南山苏
  • White Luoluo 白倮倮

References

  1. "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.


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