History of Yongding District

Yongding (Chinese: 永定) is a district under the jurisdiction of Longyan prefecture-level city in the southwest of Fujian Province, People’s Republic of China. It is the home of many Hakka-speaking families. Yongding has a population of about 400,000,[when?] of which more than 99% are Hakka, the rest being Southern Min-speaking people. It was reported at the end of 2014 that Yongding had become a district, having previously been a county.

Yongding County was created in the 14th year of Chenghua. It was originally part of Shanghang County.