Shidian County is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baoshan, in the west of Yunnan province, China. Its seat is the town of Dianyang (甸阳镇).

Administrative divisions

Shidian County has 5 towns, 6 townships and 2 ethnic townships.

Ethnic groups

According to the Shidian County Gazetteer (1997:544), ethnic Bulang (autonyms Wu 乌, Aiwu 埃乌, Ben people 本族) are found in Mulaoyuan Township (木老元乡) and Bailang Township (摆榔乡); in the villages of Hazhai (哈寨), Upper Mulaoyuan (上木老元), Lower Mulaoyuan (下木老元), Dazhong (大中), and Jianshan (尖山); and in Dazhai (大寨), Doupo Village (陡坡村), town of Yaoguan (姚关镇).

Climate