| Xiyang Yi Ethnic Township | |
| Native Name: | 夕阳彝族乡 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-cn |
| Settlement Type: | Ethnic township |
| Pushpin Map: | China Yunnan |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Yunnan |
| Coordinates: | 24.4608°N 102.2892°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Yunnan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kunming |
| Subdivision Type3: | district |
| Subdivision Name3: | Jinning (become a district from 2016) |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset1: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Xiyang Yi Ethnic Township (Yi script:?,) is an ethnic township in Jinning District, Yunnan.[1]
Among its 10,155 residents, 78% (7,921) are ethnic minorities in China, chiefly Yi people (Lolo) and Hani people, as of 2006.[2] Nuosu language, being one of the Lolo-Burmese languages, is most spoken there.[3]
Xiyang is 55km (34miles) away from the Jinning County seat, deep in the mountains, with 60.86% forest cover. Its highest point Leida Hill (雷打山) stands at 2563m (8,409feet) tall, while its lowest point Xiaoshiban river (小石板河) is at 1340m (4,400feet). It has an average annual temperature of 16.8C, annual precipitation of 891.8mm and annual sunshine hours of 2278.5.[4]