Nanjian Yi Autonomous County () is a county in the
Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in northwestern
Yunnan
Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...
province, southwest China. It borders
Midu County to the east,
Jingdong County
Jingdong Yi Autonomous County (; ) is an autonomous county in southern Yunnan Province, China. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Pu'er. Jingdong borders Nanhua County, Chuxiong City and Shuangbai Cou ...
and
Yun County to the south,
Fengqing County
Fengqing County () is located in Lincang City, Yunnan province, China. During the Ming Dynasty
The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the ...
to the west and
Weishan County to the north.
Administrative divisions
Nanjian Yi Autonomous County has 5 towns and 3 townships.
;5 towns
;3 townships
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Yongcui ()
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Leqiu ()
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Bixi ()
Ethnic groups
The ''Nanjian County Gazetteer'' (1993) lists the following ethnic groups.
*Yi (Western and Central Yi languages)
**Black Yi, White Yi
**Luoluo 倮倮, Black Luoluo 黑倮倮, White Luoluo 白倮倮
**Tuzu 土族
**Xiangtang 香堂
**Micha 密岔
**Laluobo 腊罗拨/腊鲁拨
**Enibo 额尼拨 (Central Yi)
**Misabo 迷撒拨
*Hui
*Bai (only some can speak Bai)
*Miao
**White Miao 白苗 (Menglou 孟镂)
**Green Miao 青苗 (Mengsa 孟撒): in Guihuaqing 桂花箐, Weibixi Township 唯碧溪乡
**Chinese Miao 汉苗 (Mengzhua 孟抓)
*Bulang (autonym: Pu 濮; exonyms: Puman 濮曼, Pumanzi 濮蛮子): along the Jiancang River 涧沧江 in Wangjiang 望江, Wanzi 湾子, Lelongzhai 乐龙寨, Goujie 狗街, Yanzijiao 岩子脚, Luodihe 落底河
*Lisu
*Han
In Nanjian County, ethnic Bulang are located in Banqiao Village 板桥村,
Langcang Township 浪沧乡 (''Dali Prefecture Gazetteer, Vol. 9'' 1998:127).
Transportation
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China National Highway 214
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Xiaowan East railway station
Climate
References
External links
Nanjian County Official Website
County-level divisions of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture
Yi autonomous counties
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