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.
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 | |
| 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 has 2 subdistricts, 7 towns and 2 townships.[1]
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The type locality of Sinocyclocheilus lateristriatus, a cyprinid fish endemic to China, is in Luliang County.[2] Similarly, Schuchertella luliangensis, a Permian brachiopod, has been described from the Kuangshan Formation in Luliang County (and named after the county).[3]
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]
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