Shiqian County () is a county under the administration of the
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of China ...
of
Tongren
Tongren () is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guizhou province, People's Republic of China, located within a tobacco planting and crop agricultural area. Tongren was known as Tongren Prefecture () until November 2011, when it was converted into ...
, in the northeast of
Guizhou Province
Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to ...
, China.
Area: .
Population: 370,000 in 2002.
Postal Code: 555100.
The government is located in Tangshan town.
Ethnic groups
The ''Shiqian County Gazetteer'' (1992) lists the following ethnic groups and their respective locations.
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Dong (pop. 61,259)
*
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 ...
(pop. 14,257)
*
Tujia (pop. 4,500)
**Longtang (), Bailong (), Huaqiao (), Jufeng ()
*
Yao (pop. 1,693)
**Beita township (): Leijiatun (), Wuchaguan ()
**Huaqiao township (): Shuiwei village ()
*
Mongol
The Mongols ( mn, Монголчууд, , , ; ; russian: Монголы) are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia, Inner Mongolia in China and the Buryatia Republic of the Russian Federation. The Mongols are the principal member ...
(pop. 2,535)
**Sunjiaping township (), Longchuan district (): Yujiazhai (), Zhong Yujiazhai (), Xia Yujiazhai (), Dayanshan ()
**Longdong township (): Dingjiaba ()
**Pingdichang township (): Leishoushan ()
**Zhongkui township (): Hexi Jiangpo (), Daping ()
*
Zhuang (pop. 585)
**Zhongba (), Zhongkui (), Tangshan ()
*
Buyi
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 mi ...
(pop. 447)
**Longtang (), Wan'an (), Tangshan (), Juntian ()
*
Qiang (pop. 623)
**Wan'an (), Jufeng (), Tangshan (), Shanzhuang ()
*
Hui
The Hui people ( zh, c=, p=Huízú, w=Hui2-tsu2, Xiao'erjing: , dng, Хуэйзў, ) are an East Asian ethnoreligious group predominantly composed of Chinese-speaking adherents of Islam. They are distributed throughout China, mainly in the n ...
(pop. 323)
**Wan'an (), Zhongkui (), Pingshan (), Longtang (), Tangshan ()
*
Manchu (pop. 131)
**Muzhuang (), Tangshan ()
*
Yi (pop. 368)
**Datun (), Longdong (), Fuyan (), Baisha (), Tangshan ()
Climate
Education
The
Macau Red Cross
The Macau Red Cross ( pt, Cruz Vermelha Macau, ) is a branch of the Red Cross in Macau. The headquarters is in the China Civil Plaza () in Sé. It also has a Medical Transfer Centre () in the Edificio Industrial Hap Si () in , Nossa Senhora de ...
supports a school in , Shiqian County: Melco Crown-Macau Red Cross Bo-Ai Primary School (). It first opened in 1964 and had its current facility open in 2017.
References
External links
Official website of Shiqian County Government
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County-level divisions of Guizhou