Qiannan
Buyei and
Miao Miao may refer to:
* Miao people, linguistically and culturally related group of people, recognized as such by the government of the People's Republic of China
* Miao script or Pollard script, writing system used for Miao languages
* Miao (Unicode ...
Autonomous Prefecture (;
Buyei: ''Qianfnanf Buxqyaix Buxyeeuz ziqziqzouy'';
Hmu
The Hmu language (''hveb Hmub''), also known as Qiandong Miao (黔东, Eastern Guizhou Miao), Central Miao, East Hmongic, or (somewhat ambiguously) Black Miao, is a dialect cluster of Hmongic languages of China. The best studied dialect is that ...
: ''Qeef Naif Dol Yat Dol Hmub Zid Zid Zeb'') is an
autonomous prefecture
Autonomous prefectures () are one type of autonomous administrative divisions of China, existing at the prefectural level, with either ethnic minorities forming over 50% of the population or being the historic home of significant minorities. A ...
of
Guizhou province,
People's Republic of China, bordering
Guangxi
Guangxi (; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the People's Republic ...
to the south.
The prefecture's seat is
Duyun, while its area is . The name "" derives from the prefecture's south-central location in the province; "" is the official abbreviation for Guizhou, while "" means "south".
Demographics
According to the 2000
Census, Qiannan Prefecture has 3,569,847 inhabitants with a
population density of 136.22 inhabitants/km
2; at the 2010 Census, it had 3,232,714 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups in Qiannan, 2000 census
Subdivisions
The prefecture is subdivided into 12
county-level divisions: 2
county-level cities, 9
counties, and 1
autonomous county.
*County-level cities:
**
Duyun City
Duyun () is the capital of Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Guizhou province in the People's Republic of China.
The area surrounding the city was affected by the Miao rebellion of 1735–36. The city participated in the uprising ...
()
**
Fuquan City ()
*Counties:
**
Guiding County ()
**
Huishui County ()
**
Luodian County ()
**
Weng'an County ()
**
Libo County
Libo County () is a county of southern Guizhou province, China, bordering Guangxi to the south. It is under the administration of the Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.
Geography
The county is located in the remote southeastern corner o ...
()
**
Longli County ()
**
Pingtang County ()
**
Changshun County ()
**
Dushan County ()
*Autonomous county:
**
Sandu Shui Autonomous County ()
References
Cities in Guizhou
Autonomous prefectures of the People's Republic of China
Prefecture-level divisions of Guizhou
Miao autonomous prefectures
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