Yao'an County (; Chuxiong Yi script: 楚雄彝文-姚安县

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: ) is under the administration of the

Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture (; Chuxiong Yi script: ，IPA: ; Yi script: ꊉꇑꆑꌠꑼꂰ; Yi Pinyin: wop lup nut su yuop mi) is an autonomous prefecture located in central Yunnan Province, China. Chuxiong has an area of . The capital of t ...

, in the west-central part of

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province, China. A prominent Chinese philosopher

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used to a prefect of Yao'an county and his governance here was warmly welcomed by local people. In 2009, an

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took place in Yao'an.

Administrative divisions

Yao'an County has 6 towns and 3 townships. ;6 towns ;3 townships * Shizhong () * Zuomen () * Dahekou ()

Climate

References

External links

Yaoan County Official Website
County-level divisions of Chuxiong Prefecture {{Yunnan-geo-stub