Luliang County
Luliang County
陆良县 | |
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County | |
Luliang in 2013 | |
![]() Location of Luliang County (pink) and Qujing (yellow) within Yunnan province | |
![]() ![]() Luliang Location of the seat in Yunnan | |
Coordinates: 25°02′53″N 103°44′58″E / 25.04806°N 103.74944°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Yunnan |
Prefecture-level city | Qujing |
Area | |
• Total | 2,096 km2 (809 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 610,000 |
• Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
Postal code | 655600 |
Area code(s) | 0874 |
Website | www |
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
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- 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[]
- ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ Eschmeyer, W. N. (5 August 2013). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ "†Schuchertella luliangensis Jin and Fang 1985 (lamp shell)". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ "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
- County-level divisions of Qujing
- Yunnan geography stubs