Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture ( zh, s=黔东南苗族侗族自治州 , p=Qiándōngnán Miáozú Dòngzú Zìzhìzhōu; Hmu language: ; Kam language: ), also known as Southeast Qian Autonomous Prefecture of Miao and Dong and shortened as S.E. Qian Prefecture (), is an

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in the southeast of

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province in the

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, bordering

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to the east and

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to the south. The seat of the prefecture is Kaili. Qiandongnan has an

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of . The whole state governs 1 city of Kaili and 15 counties. There are 7 streets, 94 towns, and 110 townships (including 17 ethnic townships). There are 33 ethnic groups living in the territory, including Miao, Dong, Han, Buyi, Shui, Yao, Zhuang, and Tujia. According to the seventh census data in China, as of 00:00 on November 1, 2020, the resident population of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture was 3,758,622.

Demographics

As of 2018, Qiandongnan had a huji population of 4,811,900, with 3,538,300 (73.53%) of whom were living in the region. 81.3% of the huji population were ethnic minorities: 43.2% were Miao and 30.4% were Dong. According to the 2010 census, Qiandongnan has 3,480,626 inhabitants. Among them, 1,821,262 (52.33%) were male and 1,659,364 (47.67%) were female. 865,119 (24.86%) were aged 0–14, 2,271,506 (65.26%) were aged 15–64 and 344,002 (9.88%) were aged 65 or above. The urban population was 905,659 (26.02%) while the rural population was 2,574,967 (73.98%).

Subdivisions

The prefecture is subdivided into 16 county-level divisions: 1

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and 15 counties. *County level city: Kaili City () *Counties: ** Shibing County () ** Congjiang County () ** Jinping County () ** Zhenyuan County () ** Majiang County () ** Taijiang County () ** Tianzhu County () ** Huangping County () ** Rongjiang County () ** Jianhe County () ** Sansui County () ** Leishan County () ** Liping County () ** Cengong County () ** Danzhai County ()

Notable people

* Lei Yan, Chinese singer

References

External links

Citadel of the Dong
Magazine article on the Dong minority village of Zengchong.
''National Geographic'' article about the Dong of Dimen, Liping County
by Amy Tan (2008)
NPR story about Dong folk songs, featuring Amy Tan
April 2008 Kam autonomous areas Prefecture-level divisions of Guizhou Miao autonomous prefectures {{Guizhou-geo-stub