Yongshan County

Yongshan County () is a county in the northeast of Yunnan Province, China, bordering Sichuan Province to the north and northwest across the Jinsha River. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhaotong.

Ethnic groups

There are two main Yi ethnic subgroups in Yongshan County, namely Laluo (腊罗) and Niesu (聂苏).

Administrative divisions

Yongshan County has 8 towns, 5 townships and 2 ethnic townships.

8 towns

• Xiluodu ()
• Huixi ()
• Huanghua ()
• Maolin ()
• Daxing ()
• Lianfeng ()
• Wuji ()
• Makou ()

5 townships

• Tuanjie ()
• Xisha ()
• Qingsheng ()
• Shuizhu ()
• Mohan ()

2 ethnic townships

• Manan Miao and Yi ()
• Wuzhai Yi and Miao ()

Government

• Government address: Xiluodu Town, Yongshan County, Zhaotong, Yunnan 657300

Poverty

Yongshan was a state-designated poor county, which means the average income of its people is below 530 yuan a year - that is, less than 30 US cents a day.

Climate

See also

• Xiluodu Dam

References

External links

• Yongshan County Official Site