Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County

Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 禄劝彝族苗族自治县; traditional Chinese: 禄劝彝族苗族自治縣; pinyin: Lùquàn Yízú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn; A-Hmao: Hlus Quangf Ad Mangl Ad Hmaob Ziil Chux So) is an autonomous county, under the jurisdiction of Kunming, Yunnan, China, bordering Sichuan province to the north. As of the 2020 census the population was 378,881.[3]

Luquan County
禄劝县 · Hlus Quangf So
禄劝彝族苗族自治县
Hlus Quangf Ad Mangl Ad Hmaob Ziil Chux So

Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County
Location of Luquan County (pink) and Kunming City (yellow) and Yunnan province
Location of Luquan County (pink) and Kunming City (yellow) and Yunnan province
Luquan County is located in Yunnan
Luquan County
Luquan County
Luquan County is located in China
Luquan County
Luquan County
Coordinates: 25°52′11″N 102°35′36″E / 25.8696114°N 102.5934649°E / 25.8696114; 102.5934649
CountryChina
ProvinceYunnan
Prefecture-level cityKunming
Established1956
County seatPingshan Subdistrict
Area
 • Autonomous county4,378 km2 (1,690 sq mi)
Highest elevation
[1] (Mazongling (马鬃岭))
4,247 m (13,934 ft)
Lowest elevation746 m (2,448 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[2]
 • Autonomous county378,881
 • Density87/km2 (220/sq mi)
 • Urban
154,828
 • Rural
224,053
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
651500
Area code0871
Websitewww.kmlq.gov.cn

The county seat has two bus stations. The first is the long-distance Kunming-Luquan bus station, near the access to the G108 highway. The second is the local public bus station behind the Wuxinglu street market, with buses north to Maoshan, Tuanjie, Zhongping and Sayingpan, south to Songde, east to Cuihua and west to Wuding County.

Economy

Luquan's agriculture is specialized in sericulture, chestnuts, white kidney beans, coffee, and tobacco.[4]

Administrative divisions

NameNative namePopulation (2020)[3]
Luquan County禄劝彝族苗族自治县378,881
Pingshan Subdistrict屏山街道101,735
Chongde Subdistrict崇德街道27,749
Sayingpan Town撒营盘镇28,427
Zhuanlong Town转龙镇24,143
Maoshan Town茂山镇23,062
Tuanjie Town团街镇17,305
Zhongping Town中屏镇13,393
Jiaopingdu Town皎平渡镇14,342
Wudongde Town乌东德镇15,730
Cuihua Town翠华镇25,835
Jiulong Town九龙镇29,231
Yunlong Township云龙乡6,406
Tanglang Township汤郎乡9,804
Malutang Township马鹿塘乡10,093
Zehei Township则黑乡15,245
Wumeng Township乌蒙乡9,748
Xueshan Township雪山乡6,633

Ethnic groups

29.95% of the population in 2020 belonged to ethnic minorities, mainly Yi and Miao.[3][4]

There are 1,026 ethnic Hani as of 1990, who live in Xiaojing 硝井[5][6] and Liuhe 六合[7] of Chongde Township 崇德乡, and Xinglong 兴龙[8][9] and Chutu 初途[10] of Cuihua Township 翠华乡 (Luquan County Gazetteer 1995:150). The only Hani-speaking village is Liuhe 六合[7] of Chongde Township 崇德乡. Their autonym is Luomian 罗缅.

Sayingpan-zhen (撒营盘镇), 80 km (50 mi) north of the county seat of Luquan, was the original site of Salaowu (撒老乌), the headquarters of the Yi.

The Luquan County Gazetteer (1995:132) lists the following Yi subgroups.

  • Nasu 纳苏 (Black Yi 黑彝)
  • Aluo 阿罗 (Dry Yi 干彝 or White Yi 白彝)
  • Gaopo 稿颇 (Dry Yi 干彝 or White Yi 白彝)
  • Miqipo 密期颇 (Micha 密岔)
  • Sanipo 撒尼颇 (Milang 密朗)
  • Nuosu 诺苏 (Liangshan Yi 凉山彝)
  • Lipo 里颇

Climate

Climate data for Luquan, elevation 1,751 m (5,745 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)17.5
(63.5)
20.3
(68.5)
23.6
(74.5)
26.4
(79.5)
27.4
(81.3)
27.3
(81.1)
26.6
(79.9)
26.9
(80.4)
25.3
(77.5)
22.8
(73.0)
20.0
(68.0)
17.1
(62.8)
23.4
(74.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)8.7
(47.7)
11.4
(52.5)
14.7
(58.5)
18.0
(64.4)
20.5
(68.9)
21.6
(70.9)
21.1
(70.0)
20.7
(69.3)
19.2
(66.6)
16.6
(61.9)
12.2
(54.0)
8.9
(48.0)
16.1
(61.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)2.1
(35.8)
3.9
(39.0)
7.0
(44.6)
10.5
(50.9)
14.7
(58.5)
17.7
(63.9)
17.9
(64.2)
17.1
(62.8)
15.8
(60.4)
13.0
(55.4)
7.1
(44.8)
3.3
(37.9)
10.8
(51.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)21.4
(0.84)
9.7
(0.38)
14.5
(0.57)
25.5
(1.00)
81.1
(3.19)
169.5
(6.67)
219.1
(8.63)
150.3
(5.92)
119.3
(4.70)
89.8
(3.54)
29.6
(1.17)
10.9
(0.43)
940.7
(37.04)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)4.13.34.76.610.515.820.618.114.512.35.23.3119
Average snowy days0.60.30.200000000.10.21.4
Average relative humidity (%)69595456637582828281787571
Mean monthly sunshine hours202.8207.4225.4214.8191.6133.7109.1132.0112.6132.7171.7172.02,005.8
Percent possible sunshine61656056463326333137535346
Source: China Meteorological Administration[11][12]

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