Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture

Autonomous prefecture in Yunnan, People's Republic of China
25°49′03″N 98°51′24″E / 25.8176°N 98.8566°E / 25.8176; 98.8566CountryPeople's Republic of ChinaProvinceYunnanPrefecture seatLushui (Liuku)Area
 • Total14,588.92 km2 (5,632.81 sq mi)Population
 (2010)
 • Total534,337 • Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)GDP[1]
 • TotalCN¥ 25.0 billion
US$ 3.7 billion • Per capitaCN¥ 45,441
US$ 6,702Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)Postal code
673100
Area code0886ISO 3166 codeCN-YN-33Websitewww.nj.yn.gov.cn
Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture
Chinese name
Chinese怒江傈僳族自治州
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNùjiāng Lìsùzú Zìzhìzhōu
Lisu name
Lisuꓠꓳ-ꓟꓵ ꓡꓲ-ꓢꓴ ꓫꓵꓽ ꓚꓲꓸ ꓛꓬꓽ ꓗꓪꓼ ꓫꓵꓽ ꓝꓳꓴ

Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture[a] is an autonomous prefecture in northwestern Yunnan , China. The titular ethnic group is the Lisu people, who make up nearly half of the prefecture's population.

Name

It is named after the Nujiang river (the longest undammed river in Southeast Asia) and the Lisu ethnic group.[2]

Administration

The seat of the prefecture is Liuku Town, Lushui.[2]

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

Map
Lushui
(city)
Fugong
County
Gongshan
County
Lanping
County
Name Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin Population
(2010 Census)
Area (km2) Density (/km2)
Lushui 泸水市 Lúshuǐ Shì 184,835 2,938 62.91
Fugong County 福贡县 Fúgòng Xiàn 98,616 2,804 35.16
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
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%

Notes

  1. ^
    • Chinese: 怒江傈僳族自治州; pinyin: Nùjiāng Lìsùzú Zìzhìzhōu
    • Lisu: ꓠꓳ-ꓟꓵ ꓡꓲ-ꓢꓴ ꓫꓵꓽ ꓚꓲꓸ ꓛꓬꓽ ꓗꓪꓼ ꓫꓵꓽ ꓝꓳꓴ

References

  1. ^ 云南省统计局、国家统计局云南调查总队 (December 2023). 《云南统计年鉴-2023》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-9653-1.
  2. ^ a b Zack, Michele (2017-12-01). The Lisu: Far from the Ruler. University Press of Colorado. pp. 279–280. ISBN 978-1-60732-606-9.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture.
  • Nujiang Prefecture Official Website Archived 2008-09-19 at the Wayback Machine
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