Jinning County

Jinning County
晋宁县
County

Kunyang Town in Jinning County

Location of Jinning County (pink) and Kunming prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province of China
Country China
Province Yunnan
Prefecture Kunming Prefecture
Established 1956
Area
 • Total 1,391 km2 (537 sq mi)
Population (2003)
 • Total 270,000
 • Density 190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Postal code 650600
Area code(s) 0871
Website http://www.jinning.gov.cn/

Jinning County (Chinese: 晋宁县; pinyin: Jìnníng Xiàn) is a county, under the jurisdiction of Kunming, Yunnan, China.

Administrative divisions

Kunyang Town, Jincheng Town and Baofeng Town, Erjie Village, Shuanghe Yi Nationality Village, Xiyang Yi Nationality Village, Shangsuan Village, Xinjie Village and Lujie Village

Ethnic groups

According to the Kunming City Almanac (1997:476), ethnic Hani are found in Gaoliangdi 高粱地[1] and Xiyang 夕阳[2] of Xiyang Township 夕阳乡, Jinning County.

Transport

Social issues

In October 2014 Fuyou village (Chinese: 富有村) in Jinning County was the scene for a violent clash between construction workers and villagers, leading to death of eight people. The residents had been unhappy about a land deal related to building of a trade and logistics centre.[3][4]

Monuments

Dian Kingdom woman (246 BCE- 8 CE), excavated in Shizhaishan, Jinning County (晋宁县石寨山). Shanghai Museum.

The Shizhaishan Tombs (Shizhaishan gumuqun 石寨山古墓群), and the grave of Ma station Hazhi (Ma Hazhi mubei 马哈只墓碑) in the greater community Kunyang, the father of Zheng He, are since 2001 and 2006 respectively on the list the monuments of the People's Republic of China.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=104450
  2. ↑ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=104441
  3. ↑ "China building site clash leaves eight dead". BBC News. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "China 'punishes 17 officials' after deadly village clash". BBC News. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.

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Coordinates: 24°40′00″N 102°35′30″E / 24.66667°N 102.59167°E / 24.66667; 102.59167

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