Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture (; Chuxiong Yi script: ，IPA: ; Yi script: ꊉꇑꆑꌠꑼꂰ; Yi Pinyin: wop lup nut su yuop mi) is an autonomous prefecture located in central Yunnan Province, China. Chuxiong has an area of . The capital of the prefecture is Chuxiong City. Subdivisions There is two county-level cities and eight counties. Demographics According to the 2010 Census, Chuxiong Prefecture has 2,684,000 inhabitants, and according to the 2000 Census, Chuxiong Prefecture has 2,542,530 inhabitants with a population density of 86.91 inhabitants/km2. Ethnic groups in Chuxiong, 2000 census The Chuxiong Prefecture Almanac (1993:411) lists the following two ethnic Hani subgroups and their respective locations. Woni () (in Shuangbai County and Chuxiong City): Fabiao , Dazhuang , Yulong , Damaidi of Shuangbai County Luomian () (in Wuding County): Nigagu The Bai language of Chuxiong is different from Bai of Dali, but the two are mutually intelligible nonetheless (Chuxiong Prefecture Almanac 1993:406) Yi people The Chuxiong Prefecture Ethnic Gazetteer (2013:361) lists the following 13 ethnic Yi subgroups and their respective autonyms (endonyms), exonyms, and demographic information. References External links Official Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture website Yi autonomous prefectures