The Derung people, also spelt Drung or Dulong, are an ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by China. Their population of 7,310 is found in the Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan in the Derung Valley of Gongshan Derung and Nu Autonomous County. Another 600 can be found east of the Derung Valley, living in the mountains above the Nu River near the village of Binzhongluo in northern Gongshan Derung and Nu Autonomous County.