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Binchuan County

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Country
  
China

Climate
  
Cwa

Province
  
Yunnan

Prefecture
  
Dali

Postal code
  
671600

Area
  
2,627 km²

Area code
  
0872

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Website
  
http://bch.dali.gov.cn/

Binchuan County (宾川县; pinyin: Bīnchuān Xiàn) is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in southern Yunnan Province, China.

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Map of Binchuan, Dali, Yunnan, China

Mount Jizu is located in Binchuan County.

Ethnic groups

There are 251 Lahu in Binchuan County, most of whom reside in the following villages of Zhongying Ethnic Lisu Township 钟英傈僳族乡 (Dali Ethnic Gazetteer 2009:251).

  • Zhimadeng Village 芝麻登村: Mizideng 米子登
  • Zhaokala Village 赵卡拉村: Yuexia 越下, Baiyangqing 白羊箐, Tanggudi 唐古地

    • The Guola 过拉 people consists of 63 individuals in East Caijiawan 东蔡家湾 of Binchuan County (You 2013:134). Their autonym is Nipu 尼濮, and they are most closely related to the Yi of Dayao 大姚 and Yanfeng 盐丰. The Guola of Binchuan had originally migrated from Yanfeng County 盐丰县.

    References

    Binchuan County Wikipedia
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