Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

Qiannan 黔南 Qianfnanf
—  Autonomous Prefecture  —
Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州 Qianfnanf Buxqyaix ziqziqzouy
The territory of Qiannan Prefecture within Guizhou
Qiannan Location in China
Coordinates: 26°16′N 107°31′E
Country	China
Province	Guizhou
Prefecture seat	Duyun
Area
• Total	26,207 km2 (10,119 sq mi)
Population (2000)
• Total	3,569,847
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	558000
Area code(s)	0854

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

Demographics

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

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%

Subdivisions

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

• county level cities: Duyun (都匀市), Fuquan (福泉市)
• counties: Guiding County (贵定县), Huishui County (惠水县), Luodian County (罗甸县), Weng'an County (瓮安县), Libo County, Longli County (龙里县), Pingtang County (平塘县), Changshun County (长顺县), Dushan County (独山县)
• autonomous county: Sandu Shui Autonomous County (三都水族自治县)