Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture

The Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture (楚雄彝 族 自治州Chuxiong Yizu zizhizhou ) is located in north-central China's Yunnan province. Its capital is Chuxiong (楚雄 市). Chuxiong has an area of ​​29,258 km ². At the census in 2000 had Chuxiong 2.54253 million inhabitants ( population density. 86.91 inhab / km ²).

Administrative Divisions

The Autonomous District is composed at the county level from an independent city and nine circles. These are:

• Chuxiong City (楚雄 市), 4482 km ², 490,000 inhabitants;
• Circle Shuangbai (双柏 县), 4045 km ², 150,000 inhabitants, capital: greater community Tuodian (妥 甸 镇);
• Circle Mouding (牟定 县), 1494 km ², 200,000 inhabitants, capital: greater community Gonghe (共和 镇);
• Nanhua county (南华 县), 2343 km ², 230,000 inhabitants, capital: greater community Longchuan (龙川 镇);
• Circle Yao'an (姚 安县), 1803 km ², 200,000 inhabitants, capital: greater community Dongchuan (栋 川镇);
• Dayao county (大姚县), 4146 km ², 280,000 inhabitants, capital: greater community Jinbi (金碧 镇);
• Circle Yongren (永仁县), 2189 km ², 100,000 inhabitants, capital: greater community Yongding (永定 镇);
• Yuanmou county (元谋 县), 2803 km ², population 210,000, capital: greater community Yuanma (元 马镇);
• Circle Wuding (武 定 县), 3322 km ², 260,000 inhabitants, capital: greater community Shishan (狮山 镇);
• Lufeng County (禄丰县), 3631 km ², 420,000 inhabitants, capital: greater community Jinshan (金山 镇).

Ethnic structure of the population ( 2000)