Shuicheng District

Shuicheng (Chinese: 水城; pinyin: Shuǐchéng) is a district in the west of Guizhou province, China, bordering Yunnan province to the west. It is under the administration of Liupanshui city.

Shuicheng
水城区
Shuicheng is the northernmost division in this map of Liupanshui
Shuicheng is the northernmost division in this map of Liupanshui
Liupanshui in Guizhou
Liupanshui in Guizhou
Coordinates (Shuicheng County government): 26°32′51″N 104°57′28″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuizhou
Prefecture-level cityLiupanshui
Area
  Total5,389.1 km2 (2,080.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total704,495
  Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Biodiversity

Shuicheng is home to two amphibian species that are not known from anywhere else: the horned toad Xenophrys shuichengensis and Shuicheng salamander (Pseudohynobius shuichengensis).

Ethnic townships in Liupanshui except Liuzhi. Light green -Yi. Blue - miao. Dark green- Bouyei


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