Yuanmou County

The circle Yuanmou (元谋 县, Yuanmou Xian) is part of the Chuxiong Yi Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Yuanmou has an area of 1,803 km ² and around 210,000 inhabitants ( end of 2004).

In Yuanmou fossils of Yuanmou people were discovered. Furthermore, the place was the inspiration for a discovered fossil relatives living here today orangutans in the genus Lufengpithecus called Lufengpithecus yuanmouensis. In addition, Yuanmou is known for its dinosaur fossils - so the sauropod Yuanmousaurus is named after this county.

Administrative Divisions

At the community level, Yuanmou is composed of three large municipalities and seven churches. These are:

  • Greater community Yuanma (元 马镇), 50 994 inhabitants ( 2000), the capital, the seat of county government;
  • Greater community Huangguayuan (黄瓜 园镇), 37 064 inhabitants (2000);
  • Greater community Yangjie (羊 街镇), 17 351 inhabitants (2000);
  • Community Laocheng (老 城乡), 30 245 inhabitants (2000);
  • Community Wumao (物 茂 乡), 15,922 inhabitants (2000);
  • Community Jiangbian (江边 乡), 14,802 inhabitants (2000);
  • Community Xinhua (新华 乡), 7,616 inhabitants (2000);
  • Community Pingtian (平 田乡), 11,173 inhabitants (2000);
  • Community Liangshan (凉山 乡), 3,747 inhabitants (2000);
  • Community Jiangyi (姜 驿 乡), 13,865 inhabitants ( 2000).

Ethnic structure of the population Yuanmous (2000)

At the census in the year 2000 202.779 inhabitants were counted in Yuanmou.

25.717777777778101.86111111111Koordinaten: 25 ° 43 'N, 101 ° 52 ' E

District-free city: Chuxiong

Circles: Shuangbai - Mouding - Nanhua - Yao'an - Dayao - Yongren - Yuanmou - Wuding - Lufeng

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Yuanmou Man Townships of the People's Republic of China Han Chinese Lisu people Hui people Miao people Dai people Chuxiong City Shuangbai County Mouding County Nanhua County Dayao County Yongren County Wuding County Lufeng County
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