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

Ethnic groups

The Xiangyun County Almanac (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


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