Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture
Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture | |
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| Name transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 怒江傈僳族自治州 |
| • Lisu | ꓠꓳ-ꓟꓵ ꓡꓲ-ꓢꓴ ꓫꓵꓽ ꓚꓲꓸ ꓛꓬꓽ ꓗꓪꓼ ꓫꓵꓽ ꓝꓳꓴ |
 Liuku Town | |
 Location of Nujiang Prefecture in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates (Nujiang Prefecture government): 25°49′03″N 98°51′24″E / 25.8176°N 98.8566°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) |
| GDP[1] | |
| • Total | CN¥ 25.0 billion US$ 3.7 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 45,441 US$ 6,702 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 673100 |
| Area code | 0886 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-YN-33 |
| Website | www |
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| Chinese | 怒江傈僳族自治州 | ||||||
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| Lisu | ꓠꓳ-ꓟꓵ ꓡꓲ-ꓢꓴ ꓫꓵꓽ ꓚꓲꓸ ꓛꓬꓽ ꓗꓪꓼ ꓫꓵꓽ ꓝꓳꓴ | ||||||
Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture[a] is an autonomous prefecture in northwestern Yunnan , China. The titular ethnic group is the Lisu people, who make up nearly half of the prefecture's population.
Name[edit]
It is named after the Nujiang river (the longest undammed river in Southeast Asia) and the Lisu ethnic group.[2]
Administration[edit]
The seat of the prefecture is Liuku Town, Lushui.[2]
The prefecture is subdivided into four county-level divisions: one county-level city, one county, and two autonomous counties:
| Map | |||||
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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[edit]
According to the 2000 Census, Nujiang has 491,824 inhabitants with a population density of 33.45 inhabitants/km2.
| Nationality | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Lisu | 231,819 | 47.13% |
| Bai | 132,622 | 26.97% |
| Han | 64,585 | 13.13% |
| Nu | 26,670 | 5.42% |
| Pumi | 14,374 | 2.92% |
| Yi | 9,805 | 1.99% |
| Derung | 5,456 | 1.11% |
| Naxi | 2,121 | 0.43% |
| Tibetan | 1,805 | 0.37% |
| Dai | 465 | 0.09% |
| Hui | 429 | 0.09% |
| Zhuang | 342 | 0.07% |
| Others | 1,331 | 0.28% |
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 云南省统计局、国家统计局云南调查总队 (December 2023). 《云南统计年鉴－2023》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-9653-1.
- ^ a b 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[edit]
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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