Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

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Qiannan
黔南
—  Autonomous Prefecture  —
Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
Chinese transcription(s)
 - Characters 黔南布依族苗族自治州
 - Pinyin Qiánnán Bùyīzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu
The territory of Qiannan Prefecture within Guizhou
Qiannan is located in China
Qiannan
Qiannan
Location in China
Coordinates: 26°16′N 107°31′E / 26.267°N 107.517°E / 26.267; 107.517
Country China
Province Guizhou
Prefeture seat Duyun
Area
 - Total 26,207 km2 (10,118.6 sq mi)
Population (2000)
 - Total 3,569,847
 - Density 136.2/km2 (352.8/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 558000
Area code(s) 0854

Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 黔南布依族苗族自治州; pinyin: Qiánnán Bùyīzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu) is an autonomous prefecture of Guizhou province in the People's Republic of China. The capital of the prefecture is Duyun. Qiandongnan has an area of 26,207 km².

[edit] Demographics

According to the 2000 Census, Qiannan Prefecture has 3,569,847 inhabitants with a population density of 136.22 inhabitants/km².

[edit] Ethnic groups in Qiannan, 2000 census

Nationality Population Percentage
Han 1,548,120 43.37%
Buyei 1,158,710 32,46%
Miao 477,347 13.37%
Shui 286,862 8.04%
Maonan 30,958 0.87%
Zhuang 13,226 0.37%
Dong 11,337 0.32%
Yao 11,149 0.31%
She 7,130 0.2%
Yi 6,927 0.19%
Tujia 4,753 0.13%
Gelao 3,001 0.08%
Mulao 2,223 0.06%
Hui 2,116 0.06%
Others 5,988 0.17%

[edit] Subdivisions

The prefecture is subdivided into 12 county-level divisions: 2 county-level cities, 9 counties, and 1 autonomous county.

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