What counties and districts are there in Dali?

As of December 31, 2010, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture governed 1 county-level city, 8 counties, and 3 autonomous counties, namely: Dali City, Xiangyun, Midu, Binchuan, Yongping, There are 8 counties including Yunlong, Eryuan, Heqing and Jianchuan and 3 ethnic minority autonomous counties of Yangbi, Weishan and Nanjian.

1. Dali City

Dali is located at the junction of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and the Hengduan Mountains. The terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. The landform is complex and diverse. To the west of Diancang Mountain is the alpine canyon area, while to the east of Diancang Mountain and west of Xiangyun is the steep slope terrain of Zhongshan Mountain. The mountains within the territory mainly belong to the Yunling Mountains and Nushan Mountains. Diancang Mountain is located in the middle of Dali, towering like an arch like a screen.

2. Xiangyun County

Xiangyun County is one of the counties under the jurisdiction of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province. It is located in the west of central Yunnan Province and is bounded by Dayao, Yao'an and Nanhua to the east. It borders three counties, Midu County to the south, Dali City to the west, and Binchuan County to the north. Xiangyun is one of the counties in Yunnan that was developed earlier and has better economic development. It has long been the political, economic and cultural center of northwest Yunnan.

3. Midu County

Midu County is located in the western part of the Yunnan Plateau and the southeastern part of Dali Prefecture, bordering Xiangyun and Nanhua Counties to the east and Jingdong and Nanjian Counties to the south. It is adjacent to Weishan County in the west and Dali City in the north. It is 320 kilometers away from the provincial capital Kunming in the east, 61 kilometers away from Xiaguan, the state capital in the north, and 144 kilometers away from Manwan Power Station in the south. It is one of the birthplaces of the Red River and the belly belt of the economic belt in the middle reaches of the Lancang River. It was known as the "Throat of Liuzhao" in ancient times and is famous throughout the country as the hometown of lanterns and folk songs.

4. Binchuan County

Binchuan County is one of the counties under the jurisdiction of Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province. It is located on the edge of the Yunling Hengduan Mountains and in the southwest of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau on the south bank of the Jinsha River. The main mountains, dams, and rivers in the territory mostly run in a north-south direction. The terrain is high in the east and west and low in the middle. There are four water systems in the territory: Naxi River, Pingchuan River, Qingshui River and Duobeiqing River. The Naxi River is the largest, running through the central Binchuan dam area, and the Liandong River has the largest water volume among its tributaries.

5. Yongping County

Yongping is located at 99°17′～99°56′ east longitude and 25°03′～25°45′ north latitude. It is located in the west of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture. In the twelfth year of Yongping (AD 69) of Emperor Ming of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the county was established and named Bonan County.

6. Yunlong County

Yunlong County generally has a continental subtropical plateau monsoon climate. However, due to the special geographical location and complex landforms, the combination of light, hot water and other climatic elements In terms of climate and distribution, the outstanding performance is that they intersect with each other in the horizontal and vertical directions, and the vertical direction is more obvious, forming a complex and changeable "composite three-dimensional climate". It can be said that "one mountain is divided into four shows, and one place is divided into four zones." , the sky is different even if it’s ten miles apart.”

7. Eryuan County

Eryuan is the birthplace of the Erhai Lake, the Pearl of the Plateau. It is located in the northwest of Yunnan Province and the north of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture. It is connected to Heqing County in the east and Heqing County in the south. It borders Dali City and Yangbi County, borders Yunlong County to the west, and borders Jianchuan County to the north.

8. Heqing County

The county has undulating peaks and continuous mountains, forming various landforms such as mountains, hills, small basins, and river valleys. The terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. There are two long and narrow basins at the north and south ends. Huangpingba at the south end is a low-thermal valley area with an altitude of 1,300 to 1,700 meters. The main water systems in the county are Jinsha River, Yanggong River, Luolu River, Hechuan River, etc.

9. Jianchuan County

There are many rivers in the territory and the water energy resource reserve is 219,600 kilowatts. The northwest Yunnan power grid connecting Sichuan and Yunnan provinces and four prefectures intersects in Jianchuan. Jianchuan is located in the Jinsha River, Lancang River, and Nujiang metallogenic belt areas. It has copper, iron, coal, granite and other mineral resources, and is adjacent to the Lanping lead-zinc mine. Flue-cured tobacco, kidney beans, matsutake mushrooms, ginseng, mountain vegetables, medicinal materials, etc. are the characteristic biological resources that can be developed.

10. Yangbi Yi Autonomous County

Yangbi County belongs to the high mountain canyon area of ??Hengduan Mountain in western Yunnan, and the terrain is highly undulating. The highest point in the territory is Malong Peak in Cangshan Mountain in the northeast, with an altitude of 4122 meters; the lowest point is at the confluence of the Yangjie River and the Yangbi River in the south, with an altitude of 1174 meters.

The terrain gradually decreases from north to south. The mountains in the north are steep and the height difference between ridges and valleys is more than 2000 meters. The mountains in the south are gentle and the height difference between ridges and valleys is less than 2000 meters.

11. Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County

Weishan County belongs to the southern extension of the Yunling Hengduan Mountains, located in the northern sections of Ailao Mountain and Wuliang Mountain, and Dali Point Cangshan Mountain faces each other in the distance. River valleys, basins, and mountains are alternately distributed. The terrain is high in the north and low in the south, high in the east and low in the west. The altitude difference is huge, with the lowest altitude in the valley being 1,146 meters and the highest altitude in the mountains being 3,037 meters.

12. Nanjian Yi Autonomous County

Nanjian County is located in the longitudinal valley area of ??the Hengduan Mountains in western Yunnan Province, at the junction of Wuliang Mountain and Ailao Mountain in the remaining mountains of Yunling. The terrain gradually decreases from the central and southern parts to the northeast and southwest. The highest point in Nanjian County is Taijiding Mountain in the north, with an altitude of 3,061 meters, and the lowest point is the Xiaowanzi area on the bank of the Lancang River, with an altitude of 994 meters.

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