| Chuxiong Prefecture | |
| Official Name: | Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture |
| Native Name: | 楚雄州 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Settlement Type: | Autonomous prefecture |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Yunnan |
| Seat Type: | Admin HQ |
| Seat: | Chuxiong |
| Area Total Km2: | 29256 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 2684000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP[1] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics2 Info1: | CN¥ 176.3 billion US$ 26.0 billion |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | CN¥ 74,046 US$ 10,921 |
| Coordinates: | 25.046°N 101.528°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Chuxiong Prefecture government |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 675000 |
| Area Code: | 0878 |
| Iso Code: | CN-YN-23 |
Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture (; Chuxiong Yi script: ，IPA: pronounced as //ɣo21 lu21 nə55 su33 ʑɔ33 gɔ21 mi33//; 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 29256km2. The capital of the prefecture is Chuxiong City.
There are two county-level cities and eight counties.
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| Name | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) | |
| Chuxiong City | Chinese: 楚雄市 | 588,620 | 4,482 | 131 | ||
| Lufeng City | Chinese: 禄丰市 | 422,770 | 3,631 | 116 | ||
| Shuangbai County | Chinese: 双柏县 | 159,867 | 4,045 | 40 | ||
| Mouding County | Chinese: 牟定县 | 208,726 | 1,494 | 140 | ||
| Nanhua County | Chinese: 南华县 | 236,138 | 2,343 | 101 | ||
| Yao'an County | Chinese: 姚安县 | 197,676 | 1,803 | 110 | ||
| Dayao County | Chinese: 大姚县 | 273,315 | 4,146 | 66 | ||
| Yongren County | Chinese: 永仁县 | 109,304 | 2,189 | 50 | ||
| Yuanmou County | Chinese: 元谋县 | 215,795 | 1,803 | 120 | ||
| Wuding County | Chinese: 武定县 | 271,963 | 3,322 | 82 | ||
According to the 2010 Census, Chuxiong Prefecture had 2,684,000 inhabitants, and according to the 2000 Census, Chuxiong Prefecture had 2,542,530 inhabitants with a population density of 86.91 inhabitants/km2.
| Nationality | Population | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Han | 1,714,851 | 67.45% | |
| Yi | 668,937 | 26.31% | |
| Lisu | 51,553 | 2.03% | |
| Miao | 41,077 | 1.62% | |
| Dai | 20,514 | 0.81% | |
| Hui | 20,189 | 0.79% | |
| Bai | 15,251 | 0.6% | |
| Hani | 5,376 | 0.21 | |
| Others | 4,782 | 0.18% |
The Chuxiong Prefecture Almanac (1993:411) lists the following two ethnic Hani subgroups and their respective locations.
The Bai language of Chuxiong is different from Bai of Dali, but the two are mutually intelligible nonetheless (Chuxiong Prefecture Almanac 1993:406)
See main article: article and List of lesser-known Loloish languages.
The Chuxiong Prefecture Ethnic Gazetteer (2013:361)[3] lists the following 13 ethnic Yi subgroups and their respective autonyms (endonyms), exonyms, and demographic information.
| Subgroup | Autonyms | Exonyms | Population | Locations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luoluo (Chinese: 罗罗) | Luoluopu (Chinese: 罗罗濮), Luoluoru (Chinese: 罗罗儒), Laluopu (Chinese: 腊罗濮) | White Yi (Chinese: 白彝族), Diga (Chinese: 底嘎族), Gaoshan (Chinese: 髙山族), Alu (Chinese: 阿鲁), Baijiaozi (Chinese: 白脚子) | 140,000 | Chuxiong (Chinese: 楚雄), Nanhua (Chinese: 南华), Yao'an (Chinese: 姚安), Dayao (Chinese: 大姚), Yanfeng (Chinese: 盐丰), Mouding (Chinese: 牟定), Yanxing (Chinese: 盐兴), Guangtong (Chinese: 广通), Shuangbai (Chinese: 双柏), etc. | |
| Lipu (Chinese: 俚濮) | Lipu (Chinese: 俚濮), Maci (Chinese: 骂池濮) | White Yi (Chinese: 白彝族), Li (Chinese: 黎族), Li (Chinese: 栗族), Maci (Chinese: 骂池族) | 93,800 | Yongren (Chinese: 永仁), Yanfeng (Chinese: 盐丰), Dayao (Chinese: 大姚), Yuanmou (Chinese: 元谋), Luquan (Chinese: 禄劝), Wuding (Chinese: 武定), etc. | |
| Nuosu (Chinese: 诺苏) | Niesupu (Chinese: 聂苏濮) | Liangshan (Chinese: 凉山族), Black Yi (Chinese: 黑彝族), Man (Chinese: 蛮族), Mansan (Chinese: 蛮散族) | 1,643 | Yuanmou (Chinese: 元谋), Yongren (Chinese: 永仁), Wuding (Chinese: 武定), Luquan (Chinese: 禄劝), etc. | |
| Nasu (Chinese: 纳苏) | Nasupu (Chinese: 纳苏濮), Nisupu (Chinese: 尼苏濮) | Black Yi (Chinese: 黑彝族), Ache (Chinese: 阿车族), Red Yi (Chinese: 红彝族), Luowu (Chinese: 罗武族) | 120,767 | Luquan (Chinese: 禄劝), Wuding (Chinese: 武定), Fumin (Chinese: 富民), Tianmou (Chinese: 天谋), Guangtong (Chinese: 广通), Mouding (Chinese: 牟定), Shuangbai (Chinese: 双柏), etc. | |
| Shansu (Chinese: 山苏) | Shansuru (Chinese: 山苏儒) | Shesu (Chinese: 赊苏), Shansu (Chinese: 山苏) | 37 | Shuangbai (Chinese: 双柏) | |
| Chesu (Chinese: 车苏) | Chesuru (Chinese: 车苏儒) | Qisupu (Chinese: 气苏濮) | 2,769 | Shuangbai (Chinese: 双柏) | |
| Misaru (Chinese: 米撒儒) | Misaru (Chinese: 米撒儒) | Menghua (Chinese: 蒙化), Tuzu (Chinese: 土族), Tujia (Chinese: 土家) | 90 | Nanhua (Chinese: 南华), Yao'an (Chinese: 姚安) | |
| Miqiepu (Chinese: 米切濮) | Miqiepu (Chinese: 米切濮) | Micha (Chinese: 密岔族) | 7,785 | Wuding (Chinese: 武定), Luoci (Chinese: 罗次), Fumin (Chinese: 富民), Luquan (Chinese: 禄劝) | |
| Gesupu (Chinese: 格苏濮) | Gesupu (Chinese: 格苏濮) | Yi (Chinese: 彝族) | 6,753 | Yanfeng (Chinese: 盐丰), Wuding (Chinese: 武定) | |
| Sani (Chinese: 撒尼) | Sanipu (Chinese: 撒尼濮) | Minglang (Chinese: 明朗族) | 953 | Wuding (Chinese: 武定), Luquan (Chinese: 禄劝) | |
| Shui Yi (Chinese: 水彝) | Popei (Chinese: 婆胚) | Shuitian White Yi (Chinese: 水田白彝), Shui Yi (Chinese: 水彝族) | - | Dayao (Chinese: 大姚), Yongren (Chinese: 永仁) | |
| Naluo (Chinese: 纳罗) | Naluopu (Chinese: 纳罗濮), Aluopu (Chinese: 阿罗濮) | Gan Yi (Chinese: 干彝族) | 8,522 | Wuding (Chinese: 武定), Luquan (Chinese: 禄劝), Yuanmou (Chinese: 元谋) | |
| Gepu (Chinese: 葛濮) | Gepu (Chinese: 葛濮) | Gan Yi (Chinese: 甘彝族) | 747 | Luquan (Chinese: 禄劝), Wuding (Chinese: 武定) |