Wuding County

Wuding County (Chinese: 武定县; pinyin: Wǔdìng Xiàn) is under the administration of the Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in the north-central part of Yunnan province, China, bordering Sichuan province to the north.

For the Shang dynasty king, see Wu Ding.
Wuding County

武定县
County
Wuding
Location of the seat in Yunnan
Coordinates: 25°31′48″N 102°24′14″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceYunnan
Autonomous prefectureChuxiong
Area
 • Total3,322 km2 (1,283 sq mi)
Population
 • Total260,000
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
651600
Area code(s)0878
Websitewww.wuding.gov.cn

Ethnic groups

Yi

The Wuding County Almanac (1990) lists the following Yi subgroups.

  • Nasu 纳苏 / Black Yi 黑彝
  • Naluo 纳罗 / Gan Yi 甘彝
  • Naisu 乃苏 / Red Yi 红彝
  • Miqie 密切 / Micha 密岔
  • Luoluo 罗罗 / White Yi 白彝
  • Sani 撒尼 / Minglang 明郎

Hani

In Wuding County, ethnic Hani are found in the following locations (Wuding County Almanac 1990:141).

  • Chayiyang 扯衣咩村,[1] Ande Township 安得乡, Chadian District 插甸区
  • Lower Village 下村[2] and Azhemi 阿者咪村[3] of Dacun Township 大村乡
  • Zhong 中村,[4] Xia 下村, Yangliuhe 杨柳河,[5] and Aozi 凹子[6] of Huaqiao Township 花乔乡
  • Shedian Village 赊甸村,[7][8][9] Laotao Township 老滔乡

According to the Chuxiong Prefecture Almanac (1993:411), the Luomian 罗缅, a Hani subgroup, are located in Nigagu 尼嘎古.[10]

Languages

Gao (2017)[11] lists the following languages of Wuding County. Gao (2017) classifies Geipo of Wuding County as closely related to Miqie, and is not the same as the Northern Loloish language Gepo.

GroupAutonymLanguage classificationPopulation
Nasuna³³su³³ pʰo³³Ngwi, Northern28,000
Aluoa⁵⁵lu³³ pʰu⁵⁵Ngwi, Northern13,500
Naisune⁵⁵su³³ pʰo⁵⁵Ngwi, Northern6,000
Lipoli³³ pʰo²¹Ngwi, Central31,000
Miqiemi⁵⁵tɕʰi³¹ pʰo³¹Ngwi, Central9,000
Lololo³³lo³³ pʰo²¹Ngwi, Central8,500
Geipoke⁵⁵ pʰo³¹Ngwi, Central350
Hanixo²¹ȵi²¹ pʰɑ²¹Ngwi, Southern800
Ahmaoa³⁵hmo³³ kləu³¹Hmong, Chuanqiandian Dongdianbei21,000
Hmongmɛŋ⁴⁴ kləu⁵³Hmong, Chuanqiandian proper3,000
Taitai⁵⁵Tai Hongjin, Yongwu8,000

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References
  1. "武定县插甸镇安德村委会扯衣咩". Ynszxc.gov.cn. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  2. "武定县高桥镇大村村委会下村". Ynszxc.gov.cn. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. "武定县高桥镇大村村委会阿者咪". Ynszxc.gov.cn. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  4. "武定县高桥镇海子村委会中村". Ynszxc.gov.cn. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  5. "武定县高桥镇花乔村委会杨柳河". Ynszxc.gov.cn. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  6. "武定县高桥镇勒外村委会凹子". Ynszxc.gov.cn. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  7. "武定县高桥镇老滔村委会赊甸大村". Ynszxc.gov.cn. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  8. "武定县高桥镇老滔村委会赊甸中村". Ynszxc.gov.cn. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  9. "武定县高桥镇老滔村委会赊甸小村". Ynszxc.gov.cn. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  10. "武定县高桥镇尼嘎古村委会". Ynszxc.gov.cn. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  11. Gao, Katie B. 2017. Dynamics of Language Contact in China: Ethnolinguistic Diversity and Variation in Yunnan. PhD Dissertation: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.


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