Napo County (; za, Nazboh Yen) is a county in the west of
Guangxi
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, China, bordering
Yunnan
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province to the north and northwest as well as Vietnam's
Cao Bằng
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and
Hà Giang
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provinces to the south and west, respectively. It is under the administration of
Baise
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city.
Demographics
Ethnic groups in Napo County include the following (''Napo County Gazetteer'').
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Han Chinese
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Zhuang people
The Zhuang (; ; za, Bouxcuengh, italic=yes; ) are a Tai-speaking ethnic group who mostly live in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in Southern China. Some also live in the Yunnan, Guangdong, Guizhou, and Hunan provinces. They form one of ...
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Buyang people
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Miao people
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**White Miao 白苗
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Yao people
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**Landian Yao 蓝靛瑶; autonyms: Xiumen 秀门, Jinmen 金门
**Daban Yao 大板瑶; autonym: Mian 勉
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Yi people
The Yi or Nuosu people,; zh, c=彝族, p=Yízú, l=Yi ethnicity historically known as the Lolo,; vi, Lô Lô; th, โล-โล, Lo-Lo are an ethnic group
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**White Yi 白彝
**Red Yi 红彝
Zhuang
The "Buzhuang" 布壮 (including the Black-Clothed Zhuang 黑衣壮, or Min 敏) are located in Chengxiang 城厢, Pohe 坡荷, Longhe 龙合, Delong 德隆, Baidu 百都, Bainan 百南, Baihe 百合, Pingmeng 平孟, Baisheng 百省等乡; 461 villages.
*Buyang 布央
*Budong 布峒
*Bunong 布农
*Buyi 布依
*Burui 布锐
*Bu'ao 布嗷
*Busheng 布省
*Bujue 布决
*Buyong 布拥
Yi
In Napo County, ethnic Yi are located in the following villages.
[Guangxi Minority Languages Orthography Committee. 2008. ''Vocabularies of Guangxi ethnic languages 西民族语言方音词汇'. Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House 族出版社]
*Chengxiang Township 城厢镇 (the county seat)
**Dala 达腊
**Zhexiang 者祥
**Nianbi 念毕
*Powu, Baisheng Township 百省乡坡五彝寨
The ''Napo County Gazetteer'' (那坡县志) reports two subgroups of ethnic Yi, with respective names and geographic distributions.
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*White Yi 白彝 (White Lolo 白倮倮); also called Gaokujiao Yi 高裤脚彝, Qunku Yi 裙裤彝; autonym: Mangzuo 芒佐. Located in the following villages:
**Dala 达腊 of Dala Village 达腊村, Chengxiang Township 城厢镇
**Nianbi 念毕 of Dala Village 达腊村, Chengxiang Township 城厢镇
**Zhexiang 者祥 of Nianjia Village 念甲村, Chengxiang Township 城厢镇
**Yanhua 岩华 of Nianjia Village 念甲村, Chengxiang Township 城厢镇
**Pobao 坡报 of Bajiaoping Village 芭蕉坪村, Nalong Township 那隆乡
**Dawang 达汪 of Gemen Village 各门村, Nalong Township 那隆乡
**Xiameyao 下么要/爱 of Bajiaoping Village 芭蕉坪村, Nalong Township 那隆乡
*Red Yi 红彝 (Red Lolo 红倮倮); also called Red-Head Yi 红头彝, Huayao Yi 花腰彝; autonyms: Mangji 芒集, Mieji 乜集
**Xiahua Township 下华乡 area
***Powu 坡五/伍 of Mianliang Village 面良村, Baisheng Township 百省乡
***Pokang 坡康屯 of Mianliang Village 面良村, Baisheng Township 百省乡
Climate
References
Counties of Guangxi
Counties and cities in Baise
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