Nanjian Yi Autonomous County Explained

Nanjian County
Settlement Type:	Autonomous county
Official Name:	Nanjian Yi Autonomous County
Mapsize:	250px
Pushpin Map:	Yunnan#China
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	China
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Yunnan
Subdivision Type2:	Autonomous prefecture
Subdivision Name2:	Dali
Seat Type:	County seat
Seat:	Nanjian
Area Total Km2:	1731.63
Population As Of:	2020 census
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Total:	192942
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone:	CST
Utc Offset:	+8
Coordinates:	25.0431°N 100.5°W
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	675700
Area Code:	0872
Blank Name:	Climate
Blank Info:	Cwa

Nanjian Yi Autonomous County is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the west central part of Yunnan province, China.

Administrative divisions

Nanjian Yi Autonomous County has 5 towns and 3 townships.^[2]

5 towns

Nanjian (Chinese: 南涧镇) Xiaowandong (Chinese: 小湾东镇) Gonglang (Chinese: 公郎镇)

Baohua (Chinese: 宝华镇) Wuliangshan (Chinese: 无量山镇)

3 townships

• Yongcui (Chinese: 拥翠乡)
• Leqiu (Chinese: 乐秋乡)
• Bixi (Chinese: 碧溪乡)

Ethnic groups

The Nanjian County Gazetteer (1993) lists the following ethnic groups.

• Yi (Western and Central Yi languages)
  • Black Yi, White Yi
  • Luoluo 倮倮, Black Luoluo 黑倮倮, White Luoluo 白倮倮
  • Tuzu 土族
  • Xiangtang 香堂
  • Micha 密岔
  • Laluobo 腊罗拨/腊鲁拨
  • Enibo 额尼拨 (Central Yi)
  • Misabo 迷撒拨
• Hui
• Bai (only some can speak Bai)
• Miao
  • White Miao 白苗 (Menglou 孟镂)
  • Green Miao 青苗 (Mengsa 孟撒): in Guihuaqing 桂花箐,^[3] Weibixi Township 唯碧溪乡
  • Chinese Miao 汉苗 (Mengzhua 孟抓)
• Bulang (autonym: Pu 濮; exonyms: Puman 濮曼, Pumanzi 濮蛮子): along the Jiancang River 涧沧江 in Wangjiang 望江,^[4] Wanzi 湾子,^[5] Lelongzhai 乐龙寨,^[6] Goujie 狗街,^[7] Yanzijiao 岩子脚,^{[8] [9]} Luodihe 落底河^[10]
• Lisu
• Han

In Nanjian County, ethnic Bulang are located in Banqiao Village 板桥村,^[11] Langcang Township 浪沧乡 (Dali Prefecture Gazetteer, Vol. 9 1998:127).

Transportation

• China National Highway 214
• Xiaowan East railway station

External links

• Nanjian County Official Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 大理州第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报 . Dali Daily . zh . 2021-06-01 .
2. Web site: 国家统计局 . National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China . zh . 2021-12-07.
3. Web site: 南涧彝族自治县公郎镇凤凰桂花箐 . 2013-08-19 . 2015-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610231724/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=244131 . dead .
4. Web site: 南涧彝族自治县公郎镇落底河望江 . 2013-08-19 . 2016-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305033747/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=243412 . dead .
5. Web site: 南涧彝族自治县公郎镇落底河湾子 . 2013-08-19 . 2016-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305094659/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=243413 . dead .
6. Web site: 南涧彝族自治县公郎镇落底河落龙寨 . 2013-08-19 . 2017-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171202091933/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=243415 . dead .
7. Web site: 南涧彝族自治县公郎镇落底河狗街 . 2013-08-19 . 2016-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305050655/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=243416 . dead .
8. Web site: 南涧彝族自治县公郎镇中山中山岩子脚 . 2013-08-19 . 2016-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305042733/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=243421 . dead .
9. Web site: 南涧彝族自治县公郎镇板桥板桥岩子脚 . 2013-08-19 . 2017-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171202014630/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=243344 . dead .
10. Web site: 南涧彝族自治县公郎镇落底河 . 2013-08-19 . 2017-12-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201211214/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=243410 . dead .
11. Web site: 南涧彝族自治县公郎镇板桥 . 2013-10-09 . 2015-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610230011/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=243321 . dead .