Country China Postal code 675000 Area 29,256 km² Local time Friday 8:49 PM Administrative center Chuxiong City | Admin HQ Chuxiong Website CXZ.gov.cn Province Yunnan Population 2.684 million (2010) Area code 0878 | |
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Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 楚雄彝族自治州; traditional Chinese: 楚雄彜族自治州; pinyin: Chǔxióng Yízú Zìzhìzhōu) is an autonomous prefecture located in central Yunnan Province, China. Chuxiong has an area of 29,256 km2 (11,296 sq mi). The capital of the prefecture is Chuxiong City.
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Subdivisions
There is one county-level city and nine counties.
Demographics
According to the 2010 Census, Chuxiong Prefecture has 2,684,000 inhabitants, and according to the 2000 Census, Chuxiong Prefecture has 2,542,530 inhabitants with a population density of 86.91 inhabitants/km².
Ethnic groups in Chuxiong, 2000 census
The Chuxiong Prefecture Almanac (1993:411) lists the following two ethnic Hani subgroups and their respective locations.
The Bai language of Chuxiong is different from Bai of Dali, but the two are mutually intelligible nonetheless (Chuxiong Prefecture Almanac 1993:406)