Chuxiong City Overview ,Yunnan Adventure Travel

Chuxiong City Overview

Geographical Location

Chuxiong is about 127 kilometres (79 mi) west of Yunnan's capital of Kunming on highway GZ65. Chuxiong City is nestled between mountain ranges on all sides in a plateau region at 5,800 feet (1,800 m). Chuxiong City has a population of 130,000 inhabitants, and the entire Chuxiong Prefecture has an estimated 2,542,530 inhabitants.

Introduction

Chuxiong City (Chinese: 楚雄市; pinyin: Chǔxióng Shì) is acounty-level city and the seat of the Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in central Yunnan province, People's Republic of China.

Chuxiong is the first stop from Kunming on the way to Dali andLijiang. Dali is 180 kilometres (110 mi) northwest of Chuxiong, or about a 2.5 hour drive on GZ65. Lijiang is about 6 hours from Chuxiong, and Lugu Lake is about 11 hours north, on the Sichuanborder.

‣Administrative Division of Chuxiong

Chuxiong city’s jurisdiction is over 12 town, 3 townships: Lucheng Town(鹿城镇), Donggua Town,( 东瓜镇), Lvhe Town(吕合镇), Zixi Town( 紫溪镇), Donghua Town(东华镇), Ziwu Town(子午镇), Cangling Town(苍岭镇), Sanjie Town,(三街镇), Bajiao Town(八角镇), Zhongshan Town(中山镇), Xincun Town( 新村镇), Shuqie Township(树苴乡), Daguokou Township(大过口乡), Dadiji Township(大地基乡), Xishelu Town(西舍路镇).

Ethnic Groups of Chuxing

Chuxiong city occupies mainly by Han, Yi and Hui.

Chuxiong City in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture

Chuxiong 楚雄市
County-level city
A giant pagoda after sun set in Chuxiong
ChuxiongLocation in Yunnan
Coordinates: 25°02′44″N 101°3
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Yunnan
Prefecture	Chuxiong
Area
• Total	4,482 km2 (1,731 sq mi)
Elevation	1,779 m (5,837 ft)
Population
• Total	480,000
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	675000
Area code(s)	0878
Website	http://www.cxs.gov.cn/

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