Luliang County

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Not to be confused with Lüliang, Shanxi, sometimes also transliterated as "Luliang".
Luliang County
陆良县
County
Luliang in 2013
Luliang in 2013
Location of Luliang County (pink) and Qujing (yellow) within Yunnan province
Location of Luliang County (pink) and Qujing (yellow) within Yunnan province
Luliang is located in Yunnan
Luliang
Luliang
Location of the seat in Yunnan
Coordinates: 25°02′53″N 103°44′58″E / 25.04806°N 103.74944°E / 25.04806; 103.74944
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceYunnan
Prefecture-level cityQujing
Area
 • Total2,096 km2 (809 sq mi)
Population
 • Total610,000
 • Density290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Postal code
655600
Area code(s)0874
Websitewww.luliang.gov.cn
Yunnan e-Portal

Luliang County (simplified Chinese: 陆良县; traditional Chinese: 陸良縣; pinyin: Lùliáng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Qujing, in the east of Yunnan province of southwestern China.

Administrative divisions[]

Luliang County has 2 subdistricts, 7 towns and 2 townships.[1]

2 subdistricts
  • (中枢街道)
  • (同乐街道)
7 towns
  • (板桥镇)
  • (三岔河镇)
  • (马街镇)
  • (召夸镇)
  • (大莫古镇)
  • (芳华镇)
  • (小百户镇)
2 townships
  • (活水乡)
  • (龙海乡)

Flora and fauna[]

The type locality of Sinocyclocheilus lateristriatus, a cyprinid fish endemic to China, is in Luliang County.[2] Similarly, , a Permian brachiopod, has been described from the Kuangshan Formation in Luliang County (and named after the county).[3]

In media[]

The county has obtained questionable visibility in international headlines after it emerged that the county government had presented data exaggerating the economic performance of the county.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, W. N. (5 August 2013). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  3. ^ "†Schuchertella luliangensis Jin and Fang 1985 (lamp shell)". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  4. ^ "China says Yunnan county 'faked' economic data". BBC News. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.

External links[]

  • [permanent dead link] Luliang County Official Website

Coordinates: 25°02′53″N 103°44′58″E / 25.04806°N 103.74944°E / 25.04806; 103.74944


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