Xiangyun County
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Xiangyun County
祥云县 · Piel-dant xiainb | |
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 Location of Xiangyun County (red) and Dali Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan | |
  Xiangyun County  Xiangyun County | |
| Coordinates: 25°28′36″N 100°33′08″E / 25.47667°N 100.55222°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Autonomous Prefecture | Dali |
| County seat | Xiangcheng |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,498 km2 (964 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 406,642 |
| • Density | 162.8/km2 (421.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 672100 |
| Area code | 0872 |
| Website | www |
Xiangyun County (simplified Chinese: 祥云县; traditional Chinese: 祥雲縣; pinyin: Xiángyún Xiàn; Bai: Piel-dant[2]) is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the west-central part of Yunnan province, China. It borders Dayao County, Yao'an County and Nanhua County to the east, Midu County to the south, Dali City to the west, and Binchuan County to the north.
Xiangyun County has 8 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township.[3]
- 8 towns
- 1 township
- Luming Township (鹿鸣乡)
- 1 ethnic township
- Dongshan Yi Ethnic Township (东山彝族乡)
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Midian
Hedian
Dongshan
Xiangcheng
Shalong
Liuchang
Yunnanyi
Xiazhuang
Pupeng
Luming
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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
