Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture (; Chuxiong Yi script: ，

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: ꊉꇑꆑꌠꑼꂰ; Yi Pinyin: wop lup nut su yuop mi) is an

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located in central

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, China. Chuxiong has an area of . The

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of the prefecture is Chuxiong City.

Subdivisions

There is two

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and eight

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Demographics

According to the 2010

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, Chuxiong Prefecture has 2,684,000 inhabitants, and according to the 2000

, Chuxiong Prefecture has 2,542,530 inhabitants with a

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of 86.91 inhabitants/km².

Ethnic groups in Chuxiong, 2000 census

The ''Chuxiong Prefecture Almanac'' (1993:411) lists the following two ethnic Hani subgroups and their respective locations. * Woni () (in Shuangbai County and Chuxiong City): Fabiao , Dazhuang , Yulong , Damaidi of Shuangbai County *Luomian () (in

Wuding County Wuding County (; Chuxiong Yi script: , IPA: ) is under the administration of the Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in the north-central part of Yunnan province, China, bordering Sichuan province to the north. Wuding's county seat is located on ...

): Nigagu The

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of Chuxiong is different from Bai of Dali, but the two are mutually intelligible nonetheless (''Chuxiong Prefecture Almanac'' 1993:406)

Yi people

The ''Chuxiong Prefecture Ethnic Gazetteer'' (2013:361) lists the following 13 ethnic Yi subgroups and their respective autonyms (endonyms), exonyms, and demographic information.

References

External links

Official Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture website
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