Majiang County () is a county of southeast-central
Guizhou
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 t ...
province, China. It is the westernmost
county-level division
The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times, due to China's large population and geographical area. The constitution of China provides for three levels of government. However in practice, there a ...
of the
Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture
Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture (; Hmu language: ''Qeef Dongb Naif Dol Hmub Dol Gud Zid Zid Zeb''; Kam language: ''Qeens Donc Nanc Nyenc Miiul Nyenc Gaeml Zil Zl Zous''), also known as Southeast Qian Autonomous Prefecture of Miao a ...
.
Languages
Languages spoken in Majiang County include
Dongjia,
Raojia, and
Mulao. The Yao of Heba () speak an unclassified Hmong-Mien language.
Demographics
Ethnic Mulao are located in the following villages.
[''Majiang County Gazetteer'' (1992)] They are called "Ka" () by the Raojia and "Kabie" () by the Miao.
*Jidong Township (): Wengpao (), Wengchang (), An'e (), Jidong ()
*
Xiasi Township (): Wenggang (), Dapo ()
*Longshan Township (): Fuxing ()
*Bibo Township (): Xinpai ()
The Raojia (also called Tianjia or Tian Miao ) live in the townships of Heba () and Longshan () (in 23 natural villages, inside 6 administrative villages).
The Dongjia are distributed in 250 natural villages, inside 35 administrative villages and 12 townships.
Climate
References
County-level divisions of Guizhou
Counties of Qiandongnan Prefecture
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