Yiliang County () is a county in the northeast of

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, China, bordering the provinces of

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to the northeast and

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to the south. It is under the administration of the

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Zhaotong Zhaotong ( zh, t=昭通) is a prefecture-level city located in the northeast corner of Yunnan province, China, bordering the provinces of Guizhou to the south and southeast and Sichuan to the northeast, north, and west. History Zhaotong has ...

. In 2020 the population was 631,538 including 14.27%

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, most of them

Miao Miao may refer to: * Miao people, linguistically and culturally related group of people, recognized as such by the government of the People's Republic of China * Miao script or Pollard script, writing system used for Miao languages * Miao (Unicode ...

(59,920) and Yi (28,406). It is the home county of general Luo Binghui ( 罗炳辉) and also known for the plant

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Geography

Yiliang County borders

Zhenxiong County Zhenxiong County () is a county in the northeast of Yunnan province, China, under the administration of Zhaotong prefecture and bordering Guizhou and Sichuan. Geography Zhengxiong County is located in the northeastern part of Yunnan province. It h ...

and Weixin County to the east,

Weining County Weining Yi, Hui and Miao Autonomous County (; Xiao'erjing: ) is a county of Guizhou, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Bijie. Notable attractions include Majie Ethnic Yi Village (), the historic site of Shimenk ...

and

Hezhang County Hezhang () is a county in the northwest of Guizhou province, China, bordering Yunnan to the north. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Bijie. Administrative divisions Hezhang County is divided into 5 subdistricts, 10 ...

to the south,

Zhaoyang District Zhaoyang District () is the only district and the seat of the city of Zhaotong, in the northeast of Yunnan Province, China. It borders the provinces of Guizhou to the east and Sichuan to the west. Geography Zhaoyang District borders Weining Coun ...

and

Daguan County Daguan County () is located in Zhaotong Prefecture in northeastern Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The cap ...

to the west, Yanjin County to the north and Junlian County,

to the northeast.

Tourism

Yiliang's main attractions are: * Niujie Ancient Town * Long and Ding manors * Shoushi Mountain * Traditional Miao villages

Administrative divisions

The county seat is Juekui, it will be split into Juekui subdistrict and Fajie subdistrict (发界街道), pending approval from higher government organs. Towns * Juekui (角奎镇) * Luozehe (洛泽河镇) * Niujie (牛街镇) * Haizi (海子镇) * Qiaoshan (荞山镇) * Long'an (龙安镇) * Lianghe (两河镇) * Zhongming (钟鸣镇) * Xiaocaoba (小草坝镇) * Longhai (龙海镇) Townships * Liuxi Miao ethnic township (柳溪苗族乡) * Luowang Miao ethnic township (洛旺苗族乡) * Longjie Miao and Yi ethnic township (龙街苗族彝族乡) * Kuixiang Miao and Yi ethnic township (奎香苗族彝族乡) * Shulin Yi and Miao ethnic township (树林彝族苗族乡)

Climate

References

External links

Yiliang County Official Website
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