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Chuxiong Prefecture 楚雄州 | |
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| 楚雄彝族自治州 Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture | |
Location of Chuxiong Prefecture in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates (Chuxiong Prefecture government):25°02′46″N101°31′41″E / 25.046°N 101.528°E /25.046; 101.528 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Admin HQ | Chuxiong |
| Area | |
• Total | 29,256 km2 (11,296 sq mi) |
| Population (2023[1]) | |
• Total | 2,648,682 |
| • Density | 90.535/km2 (234.48/sq mi) |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Total | CN¥ 176.3 billion US$ 26.0 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 74,046 US$ 10,921 |
| Postal code | 675000 |
| Area code | 0878 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-YN-23 |
| License Plate Prefix | 云E |
| Website | cxz |
Chuxiong Prefecture, officially theChuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese:楚雄彝族自治州;pinyin:Chǔxióng Yízú Zìzhìzhōu;Chuxiong Yi script:
,IPA:/ɣo21lu21nə55su33ʑɔ33gɔ21mi33/;Yi script: ꊉꇑꆑꌠꑼꂰ; Yi Pinyin: wop lup nut su yuop mi), is anautonomous prefecture located in centralYunnan Province, China. It bordersKunming to the east,Yuxi andPu'er City to the south,Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture to the west, andLijiang andSichuan (Panzhihua andLiangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture) to the north. Chuxiong has an area of 29,256 km2 (11,296 sq mi). Thecapital of the prefecture isChuxiong City.
There are twocounty-level cities and eightcounties.
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| Name | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2020) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) | |
| Chuxiong City | 楚雄市 | Chǔxióng Shì | 631,530 | 4,482 | 141 | |
| Lufeng City | 禄丰市 | Lùfēng Shì | 366,512 | 3,631 | 101 | |
| Shuangbai County | 双柏县 | Shuāngbǎi Xiàn | 133,884 | 4,045 | 33 | |
| Mouding County | 牟定县 | Móudìng Xiàn | 149,437 | 1,494 | 100 | |
| Nanhua County | 南华县 | Nánhuá Xiàn | 203,704 | 2,343 | 87 | |
| Yao'an County | 姚安县 | Yáo'ān Xiàn | 164,165 | 1,803 | 91 | |
| Dayao County | 大姚县 | Dàyáo Xiàn | 228,961 | 4,146 | 55 | |
| Yongren County | 永仁县 | Yǒngrén Xiàn | 97,985 | 2,189 | 45 | |
| Yuanmou County | 元谋县 | Yuánmóu Xiàn | 201,510 | 1,803 | 118 | |
| Wuding County | 武定县 | Wǔdìng Xiàn | 239,059 | 3,322 | 72 | |

As of the 2020 ChineseCensus, Chuxiong Prefecture had a resident population of 2,416,747 and apopulation density of 90.53 inhabitants/km2. The 2010 ChineseCensus reported a resident population of 2,684,000, while 2000Census recorded 2,542,530 residents.
| Nationality | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Han | 1,714,851 | 67.45% |
| Yi | 668,937 | 26.31% |
| Lisu | 51,553 | 2.03% |
| Miao | 41,077 | 1.62% |
| Dai | 20,514 | 0.81% |
| Hui | 20,189 | 0.79% |
| Bai | 15,251 | 0.6% |
| Hani | 5,376 | 0.21 |
| Others | 4,782 | 0.18% |
TheChuxiong Prefecture Almanac (1993:411) lists the following two ethnic Hani subgroups and their respective locations.
TheBai language of Chuxiong is different from Bai of Dali, but the two are mutually intelligible nonetheless (Chuxiong Prefecture Almanac 1993:406)
TheChuxiong Prefecture Ethnic Gazetteer (2013:361)[4] lists the following 13 ethnic Yi subgroups and their respective autonyms (endonyms), exonyms, and demographic information.
| Subgroup | Autonyms | Exonyms | Population | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luoluo (罗罗) | Luoluopu (罗罗濮), Luoluoru (罗罗儒),Laluopu (腊罗濮) | White Yi (白彝族), Diga (底嘎族), Gaoshan (髙山族), Alu (阿鲁), Baijiaozi (白脚子) | 140,000 | Chuxiong (楚雄), Nanhua (南华), Yao'an (姚安), Dayao (大姚), Yanfeng (盐丰), Mouding (牟定), Yanxing (盐兴), Guangtong (广通), Shuangbai (双柏), etc. |
| Lipu (俚濮) | Lipu (俚濮), Maci (骂池濮) | White Yi (白彝族), Li (黎族), Li (栗族), Maci (骂池族) | 93,800 | Yongren (永仁), Yanfeng (盐丰), Dayao (大姚), Yuanmou (元谋), Luquan (禄劝), Wuding (武定), etc. |
| Nuosu (诺苏) | Niesupu (聂苏濮) | Liangshan (凉山族), Black Yi (黑彝族), Man (蛮族), Mansan (蛮散族) | 1,643 | Yuanmou (元谋), Yongren (永仁), Wuding (武定), Luquan (禄劝), etc. |
| Nasu (纳苏) | Nasupu (纳苏濮),Nisupu (尼苏濮) | Black Yi (黑彝族), Ache (阿车族), Red Yi (红彝族), Luowu (罗武族) | 120,767 | Luquan (禄劝), Wuding (武定), Fumin (富民), Tianmou (天谋), Guangtong (广通), Mouding (牟定), Shuangbai (双柏), etc. |
| Shansu (山苏) | Shansuru (山苏儒) | Shesu (赊苏), Shansu (山苏) | 37 | Shuangbai (双柏) |
| Chesu (车苏) | Chesuru (车苏儒) | Qisupu (气苏濮) | 2,769 | Shuangbai (双柏) |
| Misaru (米撒儒) | Misaru (米撒儒) | Menghua (蒙化), Tuzu (土族), Tujia (土家) | 90 | Nanhua (南华), Yao'an (姚安) |
| Miqiepu (米切濮) | Miqiepu (米切濮) | Micha (密岔族) | 7,785 | Wuding (武定), Luoci (罗次), Fumin (富民), Luquan (禄劝) |
| Gesupu (格苏濮) | Gesupu (格苏濮) | Yi (彝族) | 6,753 | Yanfeng (盐丰), Wuding (武定) |
| Sani (撒尼) | Sanipu (撒尼濮) | Minglang (明朗族) | 953 | Wuding (武定), Luquan (禄劝) |
| Shui Yi (水彝) | Popei (婆胚) | Shuitian White Yi (水田白彝), Shui Yi (水彝族) | - | Dayao (大姚), Yongren (永仁) |
| Naluo[disambiguation needed] (纳罗) | Naluopu (纳罗濮), Aluopu (阿罗濮) | Gan Yi (干彝族) | 8,522 | Wuding (武定), Luquan (禄劝), Yuanmou (元谋) |
| Gepu (葛濮) | Gepu (葛濮) | Gan Yi (甘彝族) | 747 | Luquan (禄劝), Wuding (武定) |