Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture (
simplified Chinese: 楚雄彝族自治州;
pinyin: Chǔxióng Yízú Zìzhìzhōu) is an
autonomous prefecture in
Yunnan. Chuxiong has an
area of 29,256 km². The capital of the prefecture is
Chuxiong City.
Demographics
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
| Nationality
| Population
| Percentage |
| Han
| 1,714,851
| 67.45% |
| Yi
| 668,937
| 26.31% |
| Lisu
| 51,553
| 2.03% |
| Miao
| 41,077
| 1.62% |
| Dai
| 20,514
| 0.81% |
| Hui
| 20,189
| 0.79% |
| Bai
| 15,251
| 0.6% |
| Hani
| 5,376
| 0.21 |
| Others
| 4,782
| 0.18% |
Subdivisions
There is one
county-level city and 9
counties.
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