Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture
Nùjiāng Lisu Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: 怒江傈僳族自治州; pinyin: Nùjiāng Lìsùzú Zìzhìzhōu) is an autonomous prefecture of western/northwestern Yunnan province, People's Republic of China.
Nujiang Prefecture
怒江州 · ꓠꓳ-ꓟꓵ | |
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怒江傈僳族自治州 ꓠꓳ-ꓟꓵ ꓡꓲ-ꓢꓴ ꓫꓵꓽ ꓚꓲꓸ ꓛꓬꓽ ꓗꓪꓼ ꓫꓵꓽ ꓝꓳꓴNujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture | |
 Liuku Town | |
 Location of Nujiang Prefecture in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates (Nujiang Prefecture government): 25°49′03″N 98°51′24″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture seat | Lushui (Liuku) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14,588.92 km2 (5,632.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 534,337 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 673100 |
| Area code | 0886 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-YN-33 |
| Website | www |
Name
It is named after the Nujiang river (the longest undammed river in Southeast Asia) and the Lisu ethnic group.[1]
Administration
The seat of the prefecture is Liuku Town, Lushui.[1]
The prefecture is subdivided into four county-level divisions: one county-level city, one county, and two autonomous counties:
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| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010 Census) |
Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
| Lushui | 泸水市 | Lúshuǐ Shì | 184,835 | 2,938 | 62.91 |
| Fugong County | 福贡县 | Fúgòng Xiàn | 98,616 | 2,804 | 35.16 |
| Gongshan Derung and Nu Autonomous County | 贡山独龙族怒族自治县 | Gòngshān Dúlóngzú Nùzú Zìzhìxiàn | 37,894 | 4,506 | 8.40 |
| Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County | 兰坪白族普米族自治县 | Lánpíng Báizú Pǔmǐzú Zìzhìxiàn | 212,992 | 4,455 | 47.80 |
Demographics
According to the 2000 Census, Nujiang has 491,824 inhabitants with a population density of 33.45 inhabitants/km2.
References
- Zack, Michele (2017-12-01). The Lisu: Far from the Ruler. University Press of Colorado. pp. 279–280. ISBN 978-1-60732-606-9.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture.
- Nujiang Prefecture Official Website Archived 2008-09-19 at the Wayback Machine
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