Yongsheng County () is located in the northwest of

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province, China. It is under the administration of the

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Lijiang Lijiang ( zh, s= ), formerly romanized as Likiang, is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of Yunnan Province, China. It has an area of and had a population of 1,253,878 at the 2020 census whom 288,787 lived in the built-up area (metro) ...

. In 2019 the county had a population of 406,757 including 34.42%

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. The Chenghai Lake is located in Yongsheng. Yongsheng has a strong agricultural output consisting especially of fruits including pomegranate, oranges, grapes, mangoes,

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, and

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. Yongsheng County borders Huaping County to the east,

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to the southeast,

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and

Heqing County Heqing County (; Bai language, Bai: ) is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the northwest of Yunnan Province, China. It borders Yongsheng County to the east, Binchuan County and Dali City to the south, Jianchuan County and E ...

to the west,

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and Gucheng District to the north and

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to the south.

Administrative divisions

Yongsheng County has 9 towns and 6 ethnic townships. ;9 towns ;6 ethnic townships

Ethnic groups

The ''Yongsheng County Gazetteer'' (1989:637) lists the following ethnic Yi subgroups. Population statistics are as of 1985. * Shuitian 水田: 12,279 persons in Renhe District 仁和区 (in Xinping 新坪, Huiyuan 汇源, and Xintian 新田); Songping District 松坪区 (in Guangmin 光明 and Yonghong 永红); Taoyuan District 涛源区 (in Jiahe 嘉禾 and Xi'an 西安); Xinaqu District 期纳区 (in Banping 半坪); Xunzhou District 顺州区 (in Ximachang 西马场, Xinhe 新河, and Banqiao 板桥); Pianjiao District 片角区 (in Shuichong 水冲) **Shuitian 水田 (

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: Naru 纳儒) **Shui Yi 水彝 subgroup (autonym: Naruo 纳若) **

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倮倮 subgroup (autonym: Xiqima 洗期麻; also called Li 傈/黎) * Taliu 他留 (

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乡谈 (autonym: Awupu 阿乌浦, Awudu 阿乌堵): 2,923 persons in Peiyuan 培元, Shuiping 水坪, and Yongle 永乐 townships of Da'an District 大安区 *

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他谷 (autonym: Tagupo 他谷泼): 1,200 persons in Dongshan Township 东山乡, Dongshan District 东山区 *

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土家 (autonym: Lipa 利帕): 1,165 persons in Shuichong 水冲, Bujia 卜甲, and Sijiaoshan 四角山 townships of Pianjiao District 片角区 *Nazan 纳咱 (autonym: Nazansu 纳咱苏): 1,072 persons in Nazan Village 纳咱村, Liude Township 六德乡, Liude District 六德区 *Zhili 支里 (autonym: Naruo 那若): more than 300 persons in Xinying Village 新营村, Nanhua Township 南华乡, Beisheng District 北胜区; and in Xianrenhe Village 仙人河村, Dachang Township 大厂乡

Climate

References

External links

Lijiang City official site
County-level divisions of Lijiang Long stubs with short prose {{Yunnan-geo-stub