 Chuxiong City is nestled between mountain ranges on all sides in a plateau region at .Chuxiong City has a population of 130,000 inhabitants, and the entire Chuxiong Prefecture has an estimated 2,542,530 inhabitants.Chuxiong is located between Kunming and Dali, with Dali about west of Chuxiong, and Kunming about 120 km to the east.