Dayao County (; Chuxiong Yi script: , IPA：) is a county of northwestern Yunnan province, People's Republic of China, under the administration of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture.
Geography Dayao County is located in the northwest of Chuxiong Prefecture in northwestern Yunnan. It borders Yongren County and Yuanmou County to the east, Mouding County and Yao'an County to the south, Xiangyun County and Binchuan County to the west and Yongsheng County and Huaping County across the Jinsha River to the north.dayao.gov.cn
Administrative divisions Dayao County has 8 towns, 3 townships and 1 ethnic township. 8 towns
Jinbi () Shiyang () Liuju () Longjie () Xinjie () Zhaojiadian () Sanchahe () Guihua ()
3 townships Tanhua () Tiesuo () Santai () 1 ethnic township Wanbi Dai and Lisu ()
Ethnic groups The Dayao County Gazetteer (1999:780) lists the following Yi subgroups.
Luoluopu 罗罗濮 dialect (spoken in the northwest hill districts) Luoluopu 罗罗濮 Laluobo 腊罗拨 Popei 婆胚 Lipu 俚濮 dialect: (spoken in the Qingling River 蜻蛉河 and Yipao River 一泡江 watersheds) Lipu 俚濮 Machipu 骂池濮 Gesupu 格苏濮
Climate
Notable people
Shi Ping, supercentenarian and politician
References
External links Dayao County Official Website