Ninglang Yi Autonomous County (; ii, ꆀꆿꆈꌠꊨꏦꏱꅉꑤ nip lat nuo su zyt jie jux dde xiep) is located in the northwest of

Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the ...

province, China, bordering

Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of t ...

province to the northeast. It is under the administration of Lijiang City. The county is home to the Mosuo people, who lived under the quasi-independent

Chiefdom of Yongning Chiefdom of Yongning () was a Mosuo autonomous Tusi chiefdom during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The chiefdom was located at present-day Ninglang Yi Autonomous County at the convergence of Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet. According to legend, the anc ...

until abolished in 1956.

Ninglang Luguhu Airport Ninglang Luguhu Airport is an airport serving Ninglang Yi Autonomous County and Lugu Lake (Luguhu), in northwestern Yunnan province, China. It is located in the village of Shifoshan (), Hongqiao Town, from Lugu Lake and from the Ninglang coun ...

is located in the county.

Administrative divisions

Ninglang Yi Autonomous County has 4 towns, 10 townships and 1 ethnic township. ;4 towns ;10 townships ;1 ethnic township * Cuiyu Lisu and Pumi ()

Climate

References

External links

Ninglang County Official WebsiteLijiang City Official Site
County-level divisions of Lijiang Yi autonomous counties {{Yunnan-geo-stub