| Luxi County | |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Coordinates: | 24.532°N 103.766°W |
| Pushpin Map: | China Yunnan |
| Pushpin Label: | Luxi |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Yunnan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Yunnan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Honghe |
| Area Total Km2: | 1674 |
| Population Total: | 370000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 652400 |
| Area Code: | 0873 |
Luxi County is located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China. Luxi was the capital of the medieval Yi Ziqi Kingdom.
In the present, Luxi County has 5 towns and 3 townships.[1]
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There are five ethnic Yi subgroups in Luxi County, namely White Yi 白彝, Sani 撒尼, Black Yi 黑彝, Awu 阿乌, and Dry Yi 干彝, with the Dry Yi living mostly in Xiaobai Shitou 小白石头 and Baishui Wunaibai 白水吾乃白 of Jinma Town 金马镇.[2]