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Luliang County

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Country
  
China

Postal code
  
655600

Province
  
Yunnan

Prefecture-level city
  
Qujing

Area
  
2,096 km²

Area code
  
0874

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Luliang County (simplified Chinese: 陆良县; traditional Chinese: 陸良縣; pinyin: Lùliáng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Qujing, in Yunnan province of southwestern China.

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Map of Luliang, Qujing, Yunnan, China

Flora and fauna

The type locality of Sinocyclocheilus lateristriatus, a cyprinid fish endemic to China, is in Luliang County. Similarly, Schuchertella luliangensis, a Permian brachiopod, has been described from the Kuangshan Formation in Luliang County (and named after the county).

In media

The county has obtained questionable visibility in international headlines after it emerged that the county government had presented data exaggerating the economic performance of the county.

References

Luliang County Wikipedia