Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture
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Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture of Yunnan
Province, southwestern China.
ethnic group.
.
The prefecture is subdivided into four county-level divisions: two counties and two autonomous counties:
Nujiang has 491,824 inhabitants with a population density of 33.45 inhabitants/km².
Yunnan
Yunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country spanning approximately and with a population of 45.7 million . The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders Burma, Laos, and Vietnam.Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with...
Province, southwestern China.
Name
It is named after the Nujiang river (the longest undammed river in South-east Asia) and the LisuLisu
The Lisu people are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group who inhabit the mountainous regions of Burma , Southwest China, Thailand, and the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh....
ethnic group.
Administration
The seat of the prefecture is Liuku Town, Lushui CountyLushui County
Lushui County is located in Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.-See also:*Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas - Unesco World Heritage Site*Gaoligongshan Mountain-External links:*...
.
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 Lushui County Lushui County is located in Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.-See also:*Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas - Unesco World Heritage Site*Gaoligongshan Mountain-External links:*... |
泸水县 | Lúshuǐ Xiàn | 160,000 | 2,938 | 54 | |
| 2 | Fugong County Fugong County Fugong County is a county located in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.-External links:*... |
福贡县 | Fúgòng Xiàn | 90,000 | 2,804 | 32 | |
| 3 | Gongshan Derung and Nu Autonomous County Gongshan Derung and Nu Autonomous County Gongshan Derung and Nu Autonomous County is located in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.-External links:*... |
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 |
- Lushui CountyLushui CountyLushui County is located in Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.-See also:*Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas - Unesco World Heritage Site*Gaoligongshan Mountain-External links:*...
- Fugong CountyFugong CountyFugong County is a county located in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.-External links:*...
- Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County
- Gongshan Dulong and Nu Autonomous County
Demographics
According to the 2000 CensusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
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 Han Chinese Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and are the largest single ethnic group in the world.Han Chinese constitute about 92% of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98% of the population of the Republic of China , 78% of the population of Singapore, and about 20% of the... |
64,585 | 13.13% |
| Nu Nu people The Nu people are one of the 56 ethnic groups recognized by the People's Republic of China. Their population of 27,000 is divided into the Northern, Central and Southern groups. Their homeland is a country of high mountains and deep ravines crossed by the Lancang, Dulong and Nujiang rivers... |
26,670 | 5.42% |
| Pumi Pumi The Pumi people are an ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China.... |
14,374 | 2.92% |
| Yi Yi people The Yi or Lolo people are an ethnic group in China, Vietnam, and Thailand. Numbering 8 million, they are the seventh largest of the 55 ethnic minority groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China... |
9,805 | 1.99% |
| Derung Derung The Derung people are an ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. Their population of 6,000 is found in the Nujiang Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan province, in the Dulong valley... |
5,456 | 1.11% |
| Naxi | 2,121 | 0.43% |
| Tibetan Tibetan people The Tibetan people are an ethnic group that is native to Tibet, which is mostly in the People's Republic of China. They number 5.4 million and are the 10th largest ethnic group in the country. Significant Tibetan minorities also live in India, Nepal, and Bhutan... |
1,805 | 0.37% |
| Dai Dai Dai can mean:* Dai people, one of the 56 recognized ethnic minorities of China* Dai , ethnic tribe of Chin, Myanmar* Dai County, in Shanxi, China* Dai , a state during the Spring and Autumn Period... |
465 | 0.09% |
| Hui Hui people The Hui people are an ethnic group in China, defined as Chinese speaking people descended from foreign Muslims. They are typically distinguished by their practice of Islam, however some also practice other religions, and many are direct descendants of Silk Road travelers.In modern People's... |
429 | 0.09% |
| Zhuang | 342 | 0.07% |
| Others | 1,331 | 0.28% |