Wuding was historically more important, being the center of a Zhou, equivalent to a prefecture-level division. The prefecture was established in 1567. In 1953 the administrative seat of the division moved to Chuxiong.[1][2]
Administrative divisions
Wuding County has 7 towns, 3 townships and 1 ethnic township.[3]
The Wuding County Gazetteer (1990) lists the following Yi subgroups.
Nasu 纳苏 / Black Yi 黑彝
Naluo 纳罗 / Gan Yi 甘彝
Naisu 乃苏 / Red Yi 红彝
Miqie 密切 / Micha 密岔
Luoluo 罗罗 / White Yi 白彝
Sani 撒尼 / Minglang 明郎
Hani
In Wuding County, ethnic Hani are found in the following locations (Wuding County Gazetteer 1990:141).
Chayiyang 扯衣咩村,[4] Ande Township 安得乡, Chadian District 插甸区
Lower Village 下村[5] and Azhemi 阿者咪村[6] of Dacun Township 大村乡
Zhong 中村,[7] Xia 下村, Yangliuhe 杨柳河,[8] and Aozi 凹子[9] of Huaqiao Township 花乔乡
Shedian Village 赊甸村,[10][11][12] Laotao Township 老滔乡
According to the Chuxiong Prefecture Gazetteer (1993:411), the Luomian 罗缅, a Hani subgroup, are located in Nigagu 尼嘎古.[13]
Languages
Gao (2017)[14] lists the following languages of Wuding County. Gao (2017) classifies Geipo of Wuding County as closely related to Miqie, and is not the same as the Northern Loloish language Gepo.