Xichou County

Xichou County (simplified Chinese: 西畴县; traditional Chinese: 西疇縣; pinyin: Xīchóu Xiàn) is under the administration of the Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in the southeast of Yunnan province, China.

Xichou County

西畴县
Location of Xichou County (pink) and Wenshan Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province of China
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceYunnan
Autonomous prefectureWenshan
Area
  Total1,545 km2 (597 sq mi)
Population
  Total250,000
  Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
663500
Area code(s)0876
Websitehttp://www.xczw.gov.cn/

Administrative divisions

In the present, Xichou County has 2 towns and 7 townships.

2 towns
  • Xisa (西洒镇)
  • Xingjie (兴街镇)
7 townships
  • Banggu (蚌谷乡)
  • Lianhuatang (莲花塘乡)
  • Xinmajie (新马街乡)
  • Bolin (柏林乡)
  • Fadou (法斗乡)
  • Dongma (董马乡)
  • Jijie (鸡街乡)

Ethnic groups

The Xichou County Gazetteer (西畴县志) of 1996 lists the following ethnic subgroups.

  • Han
  • Zhuang
  • Miao
  • Yao
  • Yi
    • Luoluo 倮倮
      • Flowery Luo 花倮
      • White Luo 白倮
      • Black Luo 黑倮
      • Chinese Luo 汉倮
    • Pula 朴喇
    • Mengwu 孟乌
  • Mongol

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