Yongsheng County
Yongsheng County
永胜县 | |
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Location of Yongsheng County (red) and Lijiang City (pink) within Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 26°41′20.25″N 100°44′49.56″E / 26.6889583°N 100.7471000°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture | Lijiang City |
| Area | |
| 4,950 km2 (1,910 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 9.42 km2 (3.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,140 m (7,020 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
| 406,757 | |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 103,437 |
| • Ethnic minorities | 140,012 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 674200 |
| Area code | 0888 |
| Vehicle registration | 云P |
| Website | Archived 2008-09-29 at the Wayback Machine |
Yongsheng County (simplified Chinese: 永胜县; traditional Chinese: 永勝縣; pinyin: Yǒngshèng Xiàn) is located in the northwest of Yunnan province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Lijiang. In 2019 the county had a population of 406,757 including 34.42% ethnic minorities.
The Chenghai Lake is located in Yongsheng. Yongsheng has a strong agricultural output consisting especially of fruits including pomegranate, oranges, grapes, mangoes, longan, and Sugar-apple.
Yongsheng County borders Huaping County to the east, Dayao County to the southeast, Yulong County and Heqing County to the west, Ninglang County and Gucheng District to the north and Binchuan County to the south.