Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (;
Buyei
The Bouyei (also spelled ''Puyi'', ''Buyei'' and ''Buyi''; self called: Buxqyaix, or "Puzhong", "Burao", "Puman"; ; vi, người Bố Y), otherwise known as the Zhongjia, are an ethnic group living in Southern Mainland China. Numbering 2.5 mil ...
: ''Qianfxiynanf Buxqyaix Buxyeeuz Ziqziqzouy'';
Hmu: ''Qeef Xib Naif Dol Yat Dol Hmub Zid Zid Zeb''), is an
autonomous prefecture
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of
Guizhou
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province,
People's Republic of China
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, bordering
Guangxi
Guangxi (; ; alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam ...
to the south and
Yunnan
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to the west. The name, "" derives from the prefecture's southwest location in the province; "" is the official abbreviation for Guizhou, while "" means "southwest".
Subdivisions
The prefecture is subdivided into 8
county-level division
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s: 2
county-level cities
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and 6
counties
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.
*County level cities:
**
Xingyi ()
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Xingren ()
*Counties:
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Wangmo County
Wangmo County () is a county in the southwest of Guizhou province, China, bordering Guangxi to the southeast. It is under the administration of the Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.
Climate
Wangmo recorded of rainfall in one hour, ...
()
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Pu'an County ()
**
Ceheng County ()
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Qinglong County ()
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Zhenfeng County ()
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Anlong County
Anlong County () is a county in the southwest of Guizhou province, China, bordering Guangxi
Guangxi (; ; alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an auton ...
()
References
Prefecture-level divisions of Guizhou
Autonomous prefectures of the People's Republic of China
Xingyi, Guizhou
Bouyei people
Miao people
Miao autonomous prefectures
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