Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture

Nujiang Prefecture
怒江州 ·
Autonomous prefecture
怒江傈僳族自治州

Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture

Location of Nujiang Prefecture in Yunnan
Country People's Republic of China
Province Yunnan
Prefecture seat Lushui County (Liuku)
Area
  Total 14,703 km2 (5,677 sq mi)
Population
  Total 650,000
  Density 44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 673100
Area code(s) 0886
Website nj.yn.gov.cn

Nùjiāng Lisu Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: 怒江傈僳族自治州; pinyin: Nùjiāng Lìsùzú Zìzhìzhōu) is an autonomous prefecture of western/northwestern Yunnan province, People's Republic of China.

Name

It is named after the Nujiang river (the longest undammed river in South-east Asia) and the Lisu ethnic group.

Administration

The seat of the prefecture is Liuku Town, Lushui County.

The prefecture is subdivided into four county-level divisions: two counties and two autonomous counties:

Map # Name Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin Population
(2010 Census)
Area (km²) Density (/km²)
1 Lushui County 泸水县 Lúshuǐ Xiàn 184,835 2,938 62.91
2 Fugong County 福贡县 Fúgòng Xiàn 98,616 2,804 35.16
3 Gongshan Derung and Nu Autonomous County 贡山独龙族怒族自治县 Gòngshān Dúlóngzú Nùzú Zìzhìxiàn 37,894 4,506 8.40
4 Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County 兰坪白族普米族自治县 Lánpíng Báizú Pǔmǐzú Zìzhìxiàn 212,992 4,455 47.80

Demographics

According to the 2000 Census Nujiang has 491,824 inhabitants with a population density of 33.45 inhabitants/km².

Ethnic groups in Nujiang, 2000 census

Nationality Population Percentage
Lisu 231,819 47.13%
Bai 132,622 26.97%
Han 64,585 13.13%
Nu 26,670 5.42%
Pumi 14,374 2.92%
Yi 9,805 1.99%
Derung 5,456 1.11%
Naxi 2,121 0.43%
Tibetan 1,805 0.37%
Dai 465 0.09%
Hui 429 0.09%
Zhuang 342 0.07%
Others 1,331 0.28%

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Coordinates: 25°52′00″N 98°52′00″E / 25.86667°N 98.86667°E / 25.86667; 98.86667


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