Tiandong County(, za, Denzdungh Yen) is a county of

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 ( ...

, China. It is 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' ...

Baise Baise (; local pronunciation: ), or Bose, is the westernmost prefecture-level city of Guangxi, China bordering Vietnam as well as the provinces of Guizhou and Yunnan. The city has a population of 4.3 million, of which 1.4 million live in the urba ...

Demographics

Tiandong's population was 411,500(2010). 85.22% of the people belong to the Zhuang ethnic group, and speak

Youjiang Zhuang Youjiang Zhuang, named after the Youjiang River in Guangxi, China, is a Northern Tai or Zhuang Language spoken in Tiandong County, Tianyang District, and parts of the Youjiang District in Baise, Guangxi. History and classification Native s ...

(). The rest include

Han Han may refer to: Ethnic groups * Han Chinese, or Han People (): the name for the largest ethnic group in China, which also constitutes the world's largest ethnic group. ** Han Taiwanese (): the name for the ethnic group of the Taiwanese p ...

, Yao,

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 ...

, and other ethnic groups. Official website of Tiandong
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Administration

From June 21, 2005, for administration Tiandong County is divided into 10 areas: * Pingma Town() population 103,00 * Xiangzhou Town() population 49,200 * Linfeng Town() population 50,800 * Silin Town() population 62,000 * Yincha Town() population 24,700 * Suoliang Town() population 33,600 * Yiyu Town() * Napo Town() population 16,000 * Zuodeng Yao Township ()

Transportation

Apart from road access including the

G80 Guangzhou–Kunming Expressway The Guangzhou–Kunming Expressway (), designated as G80 and commonly referred to as the Guangkun Expressway () is an expressway in China that connects the cities of Guangzhou, Guangdong, and Kunming, Yunnan. When complete, it will be in length. ...

, the county also has rail access via

Tiandong Railway Station Tiandong County(, za, Denzdungh Yen) is a county of Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baise. Demographics Tiandong's population was 411,500(2010). 85.22% of the people belong to the Zhuang ethnic gro ...

and via Tiandong North Railway Station which is part of the

Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway (formerly known as the Yunnan–Guangxi high-speed railway) is a high-speed railway connecting Nanning and Kunming, respectively the capitals of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Yunnan Province. It has ...

network. The nearest air access in via

Baise Bama Airport Baise (Bose) Bama Airport , formerly Baise (Bose) Youjiang Airport, is a dual-use military and civilian airport serving Baise (or Bose) in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. The airport is located in Tianyang County, from the city cente ...

which is in the neighbouring

Tianyang County Tianyang District (; Standard Zhuang: ; Youjiang Zhuang: ) is a district in western Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baise. History Tianyang County was formed in 1935 by combining Fengyi County () an ...

Climate

Pictures

File:Bronze drum with cloud and thunder pattern.jpg, Two thousand year old bronze drum unearthed from Tiandong county, Guangxi, in 1994.

References

Counties of Guangxi Counties and cities in Baise {{Guangxi-geo-stub