Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture

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Location of Nujiang Prefecture (yellow)
Location of Nujiang Prefecture (yellow)

Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 怒江傈僳族自治州; pinyin: Nùjiāng Lìsùzú Zìzhìzhōu) is an autonomous prefecture of Yunnan. The seat of the prefecture is Liuku town, Lushui county. Nujiang has an area of 14,703 km².

[edit] Demographics

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

[edit] 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%

[edit] Subdivisions

The prefecture is subdivided into 4 county-level divisions: 2 counties and 2 autonomous counties:

  • Lushui County
  • Fugong County
  • Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County
  • Gongshan Dulong and Nu Autonomous County