Xiyang Yi Ethnic Township

Xiyang Yi Ethnic Township (Yi script:?, ) is an ethnic township in Jinning District, Yunnan.

Demographics and Languages
Among its 10,155 residents, 78% (7,921) are ethnic minorities in China, chiefly Yi people (Lolo) and Hani people, as of 2006. Nuosu language, being one of the Lolo-Burmese languages, is most spoken there.

Geography
Xiyang is 55 km away from the Jinning County seat, deep in the mountains, with 60.86% forest cover. Its highest point Leida Hill (雷打山) stands at 2563 m tall, while its lowest point Xiaoshiban river (小石板河) is at 1340 m. It has an average annual temperature of 16.8C, annual precipitation of 891.8mm and annual sunshine hours of 2278.5.