Wei Chu is located in north-central Yunnan, with a land span of 2413 ′ ~ 26 30 ′ north latitude and 0/00 43 ′ ~102 32 ′ east longitude. It belongs to the main part of the western Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and the central Yunnan Plateau, and has been "provincial wall barrier, central Yunnan corridor and Sichuan-Yunnan corridor" since ancient times.
Chuxiong Prefecture is adjacent to Kunming in the east, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture in the west, Pu 'er City and Yuxi City in the south, Panzhihua City and Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province in the north, and Lijiang City across the Jinsha River in the northwest. Kunming, the provincial capital, passes through seven cities in western Yunnan and Myanmar in the west, so it is called "the throat of the west". The state capital is located in the urban area of Chuxiong City, with an altitude of 1773 meters and an east distance of Kunming 165 kilometers from the provincial capital.
Historical evolution:
1958 On April 15, Wei Chu was formally established. On the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Yanxing County entered Guangtong County. In the same year, Chuxiong, Nanhua, Mouding and Shuangbai merged into Chuxiong County, Yaoan, Dayao, Yanfeng and Yongren merged into Dayao County, Roots, Lufeng and Guangtong merged into Lufeng City, Wuding and Yuanmou merged into Wuding County, and Fumin County was placed under Kunming City.
1September 1983 Chuxiong County was changed to Chuxiong City,1June 1983 Luquan County was transferred to Kunming City. So far, Chuxiong Prefecture has formed a pattern of Chuxiong City, Shuangbai, Mouding, Nanhua, Yao 'an, Dayao, Yongren, Yuanmou, Wuding and Lufeng, 1 city.
By 2022, there will be 8 counties and 2 cities (Chuxiong, Shuangbai, Mouding, Nanhua, yaoan, Dayao, Yongren, Yuanmou, Wuding and Lufeng) and 103 townships, including 65 townships, 38 townships (including 4 ethnic townships) and 65,503.