Yun County, Yunnan Explained

Yun County
Settlement Type:County
Mapsize:250px
Coordinates:24.437°N 100.123°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Yunnan
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Lincang
Area Total Km2:3,760
Population Total:398064
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:+8
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:675800
Area Code:0883
Website:http://www.ynyx.gov.cn/
Footnotes:Lincang Portal
Yunnan Portal

Yun County or Yunxian is a county in the west of Yunnan province, China. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Lincang.

Administrative divisions

Yun County has 7 towns, 2 townships and 3 ethnic townships.[1]

7 towns
  • Aihua (Chinese: 爱华镇)
  • Manwan (Chinese: 漫湾镇)
  • Dachao Shanxi (Chinese: 大朝山西镇)
  • Yongbao (Chinese: 涌宝镇)
  • Maolan (Chinese: 茂兰镇)
  • Xingfu (Chinese: 幸福镇)
  • Dazhai (Chinese: 大寨镇)
2 townships
3 ethnic townships

Ethnic groups

According to the Yun County Gazetteer (2006:527), the Limi (Chinese: 利米人), a Yi subgroup, and Dai, both located in Xingfu Township (Chinese: 幸福乡), preserve both their traditional clothing and language. However, the following peoples preserve their language, but not their traditional clothing.

Transportation

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 国家统计局 . National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China . zh . 2021-12-07.
  2. Web site: 云县大寨镇新民村委会 . Ynszxc.gov.cn . 2017-07-16.
  3. Web site: 云县茂兰镇哨街村委会 . Ynszxc.gov.cn . 2017-07-16.
  4. Web site: 云县茂兰镇后山村委会 . Ynszxc.gov.cn . 2017-07-16.
  5. Web site: 云县爱华镇河外村委会 . Ynszxc.gov.cn . 2017-07-16.