Dayao County


Dayao County is a county of northwestern Yunnan province, People's Republic of China, under the administration of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture.

Geography

Dayao County is located in the northwest of Chuxiong Prefecture in northwestern Yunnan. It borders Yongren County and Yuanmou County to the east, Mouding County and Yao'an County to the south, Xiangyun County and Binchuan County to the west and Yongsheng County and Huaping County across the Jinsha River to the north.

Administrative divisions

Dayao County has 8 towns, 3 townships and 1 ethnic township.
;8 towns
  • Jinbi
  • Shiyang
  • Liuju
  • Longjie
  • Xinjie
  • Zhaojiadian
  • Sanchahe
  • Guihua
;3 townships
  • Tanhua
  • Tiesuo
  • Santai
;1 ethnic township
  • Wanbi Dai and Lisu

    Ethnic groups

The Dayao County Gazetteer lists the following Yi subgroups.
  • Luoluopu 罗罗濮 dialect
  • *Luoluopu 罗罗濮
  • *Laluobo 腊罗拨
  • *Popei 婆胚
  • Lipu 俚濮 dialect:
  • *Lipu 俚濮
  • *Machipu 骂池濮
  • *'''Gesupu 格苏濮'''

    Climate

Notable people