Yongsheng County Explained

Yongsheng County
Settlement Type:County
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:China Yunnan
Pushpin Label:Yongsheng
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the seat in Yunnan
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Yunnan
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Lijiang City
Area Total Km2:4950
Population As Of:2019
Population Total:406757
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:+8
Coordinates:26.689°N 100.7471°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:2140
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:674200
Area Code:0888
Population Urban:103437
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnic minorities
Population Blank1:140012
Area Urban Km2:9.42
Registration Plate:云P

Yongsheng County is located in the northwest of Yunnan province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Lijiang. In 2019 the county had a population of 406,757 including 34.42% ethnic minorities.

The Chenghai Lake is located in Yongsheng. Yongsheng has a strong agricultural output consisting especially of fruits including pomegranate, oranges, grapes, mangoes, longan, and Sugar-apple.[2]

Administrative divisions

Yongsheng County has 9 towns and 6 ethnic townships.[3]

9 towns
  • Yongbei (Chinese: 永北镇)
  • Renhe (Chinese: 仁和镇)
  • Qina (Chinese: 期纳镇)
  • Sanchuan (Chinese: 三川镇)
  • Chenghai (Chinese: 程海镇)
  • Taoyuan (Chinese: 涛源镇)
  • Ludila (Chinese: 鲁地拉镇)
  • Pianjiao (Chinese: 片角镇)
  • Shunzhou (Chinese: 顺州镇)
6 ethnic townships
  • Yangping Yi (Chinese: 羊坪彝族乡)
  • Liude Lisu and Yi (Chinese: 六德傈僳族彝族乡)
  • Dongshan Lisu and Yi (Chinese: 东山傈僳族彝族乡)
  • Guanghua Lisu and Yi (Chinese: 光华傈僳族彝族乡)
  • Songping Lisu (Chinese: 松坪傈僳族彝族乡)
  • Da'an Yi and Naxi (Chinese: 大安彝族纳西族乡)

Ethnic groups

See also: List of lesser-known Loloish languages. The Yongsheng County Gazetteer (1989:637) lists the following ethnic Yi subgroups. Population statistics are as of 1985.

References

  1. Web site: 永胜县简介.
  2. Web site: 永胜县涛源镇水果产业蓬勃发展 - 县区工作 - 丽江市人民政府. 2021-10-23. www.lijiang.gov.cn.
  3. Web site: 国家统计局 . National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China . zh . 2021-12-07.
  4. Web site: 永胜县六德傈僳族彝族乡六德村委会纳咱村 . 2017-09-15 . 2017-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170915163535/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vdefault.aspx?departmentid=81269 . dead .
  5. Web site: 永胜县永北镇南华居委会新营上下自然村 . 2017-09-15 . 2018-09-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180908054255/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=105512 . dead .
  6. Web site: 永胜县永北镇大厂村委会仙人河自然村 . 2017-09-15 . 2017-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170915163529/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vdefault.aspx?departmentid=105563 . dead .

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