Aikawa Prefecture

...Population: 600,000 (1994). During the Tang Dynasty, Huichuan County was established, and during the Yuan Dynasty, Huili Prefecture and others were established, but originally it was an area inhabited by ethnic minorities such as the Yi and Naxi peoples. In 1965, parts of Yongren and Huaping counties in Yunnan Province, and Yanbian, Miyi and Huili counties in Sichuan Province were merged to form Dukou City, which was renamed to its current name in 1987.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Aikawa Prefecture" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…人口60万(1994)。唐代に会川県，元代に会理州等がおかれたが，もともとイ(彝)族，ナシ(納西)族など少数民族の居住地域。1965年雲南省永仁･華坪，四川省塩辺･米易･会理各県の一部を合併して渡口市が成立，87年現名に改称。…

※「会川県」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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