Eshan Yi Autonomous County

Eshan Yi Autonomous County (Yi: ꊉꎭꆈꌠꊨꏦꏱꅉꑤ, wop sha nuo su zyt jie jux dde) is located in Yuxi, in the central part of Yunnan Province, China.

Administrative divisions
Eshan Yi Autonomous County has 2 subdistricts, 3 towns and 3 townships.
 * 2 subdistricts
 * Shuangjiang (双江街道)
 * Xiaojie (小街街道)
 * 3 towns
 * Dianzhong (甸中镇)
 * Huanian (化念镇)
 * Tadian (塔甸镇)
 * 3 townships
 * Chahe (岔河乡)
 * Dalongtan (大龙潭乡)
 * Fuliangpeng (富良棚乡)

Ethnic groups
The Eshan County Gazetteer (2001:110, 132) lists the following ethnic groups and their respective locations.


 * Yi: 71,255 people as of 1993
 * Nasu 纳苏: (West, Northwest) Fuliangpeng 富良棚, Dalongtan 大龙潭, Dianzhong 甸中, Tadian 塔甸, and Chahe 岔河; parts of Yani 亚尼
 * Niesu 聂苏: (East, Southeast, South 南) Jinping 锦屏, Xiaojie 小街, Baoquan 宝泉, Huanian 化念, and Gaoping 高平
 * Flowery Waist Niesu 聂苏花腰人: Pengzu 棚租 and Yulaiqiu 雨来救
 * Lesu 勒苏: Daxi 大西, Ana 婀娜, and Shiban 石板
 * Bai: 130 people as of 1993
 * Huanian 化念 (48.5% of population), Shuangjiang 双江, and Xiaojie 小街
 * Hani: 8,619 people as of 1993

Transport

 * China National Highway 213
 * Yuxi–Mohan railway (u/c)