| Nujiang Prefecture | |
|---|---|
| — Autonomous prefecture — | |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Characters | 怒江傈僳族自治州 |
| • Pinyin | Nùjiāng Lìsùzú Zìzhìzhōu |
| Location of Nujiang Prefecture within Yunnan province of China | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Admin HQ | Lushui |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14,703 km2 (5,676.9 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 491,824 |
| • Density | 33.5/km2 (86.6/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 673100 |
| Area code(s) | 0886 |
| Website | http://www.nj.yn.gov.cn/ |
Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: 怒江傈僳族自治州; pinyin: Nùjiāng Lìsùzú Zìzhìzhōu) is an autonomous prefecture of Yunnan Province, southwestern China.
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It is named after the Nujiang river (the longest undammed river in South-east Asia) and the Lisu ethnic group.
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 (2003 est.) |
Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lushui County | 泸水县 | Lúshuǐ Xiàn | 160,000 | 2,938 | 54 | |
| 2 | Fugong County | 福贡县 | Fúgòng Xiàn | 90,000 | 2,804 | 32 | |
| 3 | Gongshan Derung and Nu Autonomous County | 贡山独龙族怒族自治县 | Gòngshān Dúlóngzú Nùzú Zìzhìxiàn | 30,000 | 4,506 | 7 | |
| 4 | Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County | 兰坪白族普米族自治县 | Lánpíng Báizú Pǔmǐzú Zìzhìxiàn | 190,000 | 4,455 | 43 |
According to the 2000 Census Nujiang has 491,824 inhabitants with a population density of 33.45 inhabitants/km².
| 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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