Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture

Nujiang Prefecture
Nujiang Prefecture
	— Autonomous prefecture —
Chinese transcription(s)
• Characters	怒江傈僳族自治州
• Pinyin	Nùjiāng Lìsùzú Zìzhìzhōu
	Location of Nujiang Prefecture within Yunnan province of China
Country	China
Province	Yunnan
Admin HQ	Lushui
	Area
• Total	14,703 km2 (5,676.9 sq mi)
	Population
• Total	491,824
• Density	33.5/km2 (86.6/sq mi)
Postal code	673100
Area code(s)	0886
Website	http://www.nj.yn.gov.cn/

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Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: 怒江傈僳族自治州; pinyin: Nùjiāng Lìsùzú Zìzhìzhōu) is an autonomous prefecture of Yunnan Province, southwestern China.

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It is named after the Nujiang river (the longest undammed river in South-east Asia) and the Lisu ethnic group.

The seat of the prefecture is Liuku Town, Lushui County.

The prefecture is subdivided into four county-level divisions: two counties and two autonomous counties:

#	Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2003 est.)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)

1	Lushui County	泸水县	Lúshuǐ Xiàn	160,000	2,938	54
2	Fugong County	福贡县	Fúgòng Xiàn	90,000	2,804	32
3	Gongshan Derung and Nu Autonomous County	贡山独龙族怒族自治县	Gòngshān Dúlóngzú Nùzú Zìzhìxiàn	30,000	4,506	7
4	Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County	兰坪白族普米族自治县	Lánpíng Báizú Pǔmǐzú Zìzhìxiàn	190,000	4,455	43

According to the 2000 Census Nujiang has 491,824 inhabitants with a population density of 33.45 inhabitants/km².

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Nujiang Prefecture
— Autonomous prefecture —
Chinese transcription(s)
• Characters	怒江傈僳族自治州
• Pinyin	Nùjiāng Lìsùzú Zìzhìzhōu
Location of Nujiang Prefecture within Yunnan province of China
Country	China
Province	Yunnan
Admin HQ	Lushui
Area
• Total	14,703 km² (5,676.9 sq mi)
Population
• Total	491,824
• Density	33.5/km² (86.6/sq mi)
Postal code	673100
Area code(s)	0886
Website	http://www.nj.yn.gov.cn/