Heqing County
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Heqing County
鹤庆县 · Hhop•kait xiainb | |
|---|---|
 Central Heqing | |
 Location of Heqing County (red) and Dali Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province | |
  Heqing Location of the seat in Yunnan  Heqing Heqing (China) | |
| Coordinates: 26°33′34″N 100°10′36″E / 26.55944°N 100.17667°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Dali |
| County seat | Yunhe |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,395 km2 (925 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 243,031 |
| • Density | 101.5/km2 (262.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 671500 |
| Area code | 0872 |
| Climate | Cwb |
| Website | www |
Heqing County (simplified Chinese: 鹤庆县; traditional Chinese: 鶴慶縣; pinyin: Hèqìng Xiàn; Bai: Hhop•kait[2]) is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the northwest of Yunnan Province, China. It borders Yongsheng County to the east, Binchuan County and Dali City to the south, Jianchuan County and Eryuan County to the west, and Gucheng District and Yulong County to the north.
Heqing County has 7 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township.[3]
- 7 towns
- 1 township
- Jindun Township (金墩乡)
- 1 ethnic township
- Liuhe Yi Ethnic Township (六合彝族乡)
Ethnic groups
Zhuang
There are 855 Zhuang in Heqing County, most of whom reside in Luolang Village 洛崀村, Duomei Township 朵美乡 (Dali Ethnic Gazetteer 2009:224). Yunnan (1979)[4] lists the name Qing 青; their autonym is Buyi 布依, while the Han Chinese refer to them as the Zhongjiazi 仲家子. They believe that their ancestors had migrated from the Langdai 郎岱 area of Guizhou.[4] They had a population of 161 as of 1960.
