Yiliang County
彝良县 | |
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Coordinates: 27°37′37″N 104°02′32″E / 27.62694°N 104.04222°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Yunnan |
Prefecture-level city | Zhaotong |
Area | |
• County | 2,795.76 km2 (1,079.45 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 2,780 m (9,120 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 520 m (1,710 ft) |
Population (2020 census) | |
• County | 631,538 |
• Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
• Urban | 144,248 |
• Rural | 487,290 |
• Ethnic minorities | 90,093 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
Postal code | 657600 |
Area code | 0870 |
Vehicle registration | 云C |
Website | www |
Yiliang County (Chinese: 彝良县; pinyin: Yíliáng Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Yunnan Province, China, bordering the provinces of Sichuan to the northeast and Guizhou to the south. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhaotong. In 2020 the population was 631,538 including 14.27% ethnic minorities, most of them Miao (59,920) and Yi (28,406).[1]
It is the home county of general Luo Binghui (罗炳辉) and also known for the plant gastrodia elata.