Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture

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Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 黔东南苗族侗族自治州; pinyin: Qiándōngnán Miáozú Dòngzú Zìzhìzhōu) is an autonomous prefecture of Guizhou province in the People's Republic of China. The seat of the prefecture is Kaili. Qiandongnan has an area of 30,339 km².

Contents 1 Demographics 2 Ethnic groups in Qiandongnan, 2000 census 3 Subdivisions 4 External links 4.1 Listening

[edit] Demographics

According to the 2000 Census Qiandongnan has 3,844,697 inhabitants with a population density of 126.72 inhabitants/km².

[edit] Ethnic groups in Qiandongnan, 2000 census

Nationality	Population	Percentage
Miao	1,594,939	41.48%
Dong	1,207,197	31.4%
Han	742,109	19.3%
Shui	62,492	1.63%
Buyei	40,148	1.04%
Tujia	39,512	1.03%
She	37,315	0.97%
ethnicity not given	32,109	0.84%
Mulam	25,286	0.66%
Zhuang	25,257	0.66%
Yao	24,753	0.64%
Yi	5,707	0.15%
Hui	2,389	0.06%
Gelao	1,958	0.05%
Others	3,526	0.09%

[edit] Subdivisions

The prefecture is subdivided into 16 county-level divisions: 1 county-level city and 15 counties

• county level city: Kaili city
• county: Shibing County, Congjiang county, Jinping County, Zhenyuan County, Majiang County, Taijiang County Taigong, Tianzhu County, Huangping County, Rongjiang County, Jianhe county, Sansui County, Leishan county, Liping county, Cengong County, Danzhai County.

[edit] 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)

[edit] Listening

• NPR story about Dong folk songs, featuring Amy Tan, April 2008

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Coordinates: 26°35′N 107°59′E / 26.583, 107.983