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The territory of Qiannan Prefecture (yellow) within Guizhou
Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 黔南布依族苗族自治州; pinyin: Qiánnán Bùyīzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu) is an autonomous prefecture of Guizhou province in the People's Republic of China. The capital of the prefecture is Duyun. Qiandongnan has an area of 26,207 km².
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2000 Census, Qiannan Prefecture has 3,569,847 inhabitants with a population density of 136.22 inhabitants/km².
[edit] Ethnic groups in Qiannan, 2000 census
| Nationality |
Population |
Percentage |
| Han |
1,548,120 |
43.37% |
| Buyei |
1,158,710 |
32,46% |
| Miao |
477,347 |
13.37% |
| Shui |
286,862 |
8.04% |
| Maonan |
30,958 |
0.87% |
| Zhuang |
13,226 |
0.37% |
| Dong |
11,337 |
0.32% |
| Yao |
11,149 |
0.31% |
| She |
7,130 |
0.2% |
| Yi |
6,927 |
0.19% |
| Tujia |
4,753 |
0.13% |
| Gelao |
3,001 |
0.08% |
| Mulao |
2,223 |
0.06% |
| Hui |
2,116 |
0.06% |
| Others |
5,988 |
0.17% |
[edit] Subdivisions
The prefecture is subdivided into 12 county-level divisions: 1 county-level city, 10 counties, and 1 autonomous county.
- county level city: Duyun
- county: Guiding County, Huishui County, Luodian County, Weng'an County, Libo County, Longli County, Fuquan County, Changshun County, Dushan County
- autonomous county: Sandu Shui Autonomous County
Coordinates: 26°16′N 107°31′E / 26.267, 107.517
