🇨🇳 Butuo County

People's Republic of China · Asia · 27.71°N, 102.81°E

Butuo County is a county of southern Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. It was incorporated in 1952, and has continuously existed since 1960. The name 'Butuo' is based on the Yi language words for hedgehog and pine tree, giving it the name "a place with hedgehogs and pine trees". It is the unofficial capital of the Yi People and the birthplace of the Torch Festival. The county has a population of 215,800, 97.2% of whom are Yi People.

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Country	People's Republic of China
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	27.71°N, 102.81°E · view on map

Butuo County is located in People's Republic of China, in Asia.

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