Ninglang County | |
Official Name: | Ninglang Yi Autonomous County |
Settlement Type: | Autonomous county |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Yunnan#China |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within China |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Yunnan |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Lijiang |
Seat Type: | County seat |
Seat: | Daxing Subdistrict |
Area Total Km2: | 6206 |
Population As Of: | 2020 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 244,525 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 674300 |
Area Code: | 0888 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Cwb |
Ninglang Yi Autonomous County (; Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꆀꆿꆈꌠꊨꏦꏱꅉꑤ, nip lat nuo su zyt jie jux dde xiep) is located in the northwest of Yunnan province, China, bordering Sichuan province to the northeast. It is under the administration of Lijiang City. The county is home to the Mosuo people, who lived under the quasi-independent Chiefdom of Yongning until abolished in 1956. Ninglang Luguhu Airport is located in the county.
Ninglang Yi Autonomous County has 2 subdistricts, 3 towns, 10 townships and 1 ethnic township.[2]