Xupu County () is a county of

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, China, it is under the administration of Huaihua Prefecturel-level City. Located on the west central Hunan, the county is bordered to the north by

Yuanling County Yuanling County () is a county of Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Huaihua Prefecturel-level City. Located in northwest of the province, Yuanling is in the border locations of Huaihua, Xiangxi, Zhangjiajie, Changde and Y ...

, to the northeast by

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, to the east by

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and Longhui Counties, to the south by

Dongkou County Dongkou County () is a county in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of Shaoyang City. Located in west-central Hunan, the county is bordered to the northeast by Longhui County, to the northwest by Xupu County and Hongjia ...

, to the west by Hongjiang City, Zhongfang and Chenxi Counties. Xupu County covers , as of 2015, It had a registered population of 932,400 and a resident population of 752,400.the population of Xupu County in 2015, according to the o
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under its jurisdiction, the government seat is the town of Lufeng ().the divisions of Xupu County in 2015, according to the ; also see o
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/ref> The Xu River () flows through the built-up area where it is joined by the Sandu River (). Some kilometers downstream it joins the

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Yao people

According to the ''Xupu County Gazetteer'' (1993:641), the following three subgroups of Yao live in over 41 villages and number about 2,600 people. *Flowery Yao 花瑶 *Flowery-Trouser Yao 花裤瑶 *Seven-Surname Yao 七姓瑶

Yao people

Climate

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