Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
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Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture
in Yunnan Province
, China
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Autonomous prefectures of China
Autonomous prefectures are one type of Autonomous areas of China, existing at the prefectural level. Autonomous prefectures either have over 50% of the population with ethnic minorities or are historically resided by significant minorities. All autonomous prefectures are mostly dominated, in...
in Yunnan Province
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...
, China
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Subdivisions
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2003 est.) |
Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| 1 | Wenshan City | 文山市 | Wénshān Shì | 430,000 | 3,064 | 140 |
| 2 | Yanshan County Yanshan County Yanshan County may refer to three counties in China:* Yanshan County, Hebei , of Cangzhou, Hebei* Yanshan County, Jiangxi , of Shangrao, Jiangxi* Yanshan County, Yunnan , of Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan... |
砚山县 | Yànshān Xiàn | 440,000 | 3,888 | 113 |
| 3 | Xichou County Xichou County Xichou County is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.-External links:*... |
西畴县 | Xīchóu Xiàn | 250,000 | 1,545 | 162 |
| 4 | Malipo County Malipo County Malipo County is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.-External links:*... |
麻栗坡县 | Málìpō Xiàn | 270,000 | 2,395 | 113 |
| 5 | Maguan County Maguan County Maguan County is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.-External links:*... |
马关县 | Mǎguān Xiàn | 350,000 | 2,755 | 127 |
| 6 | Qiubei County Qiubei County Qiubei County is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.-External links:*... |
丘北县 | Qiūběi Xiàn | 450,000 | 5,150 | 87 |
| 7 | Guangnan County Guangnan County Guangnan County is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.-Climate:-Historical sites:Grave of Princess Anhua... |
广南县 | Guǎngnán Xiàn | 740,000 | 7,983 | 93 |
| 8 | Funing County Funing County Funing may refer to the following locations in China:*Funing, an old name for Ningde Municipal Region, Fujian*Funing County, Hebei , of Qinhuangdao, Hebei*Funing County, Jiangsu , of Yancheng, Jiangsu... |
富宁县 | Fùníng Xiàn | 390,000 | 5,459 | 71 |
Ethnic groups
Wenshan is highly diverse. Some of its ethnic groups include:- Tai peoplesTai peoplesThe Tai ethnicity refers collectively to the ethnic groups of southern China and Southeast Asia, stretching from Hainan to eastern India and from southern Sichuan to Laos, Thailand, and parts of Vietnam, which speak languages in the Tai family and share similar traditions and festivals, including...
- Zhuang (three branches)
- Nong
- Sha
- Tu
- Zhuang (three branches)
- Kra peoples
- BuyangBuyang peopleThe Buyang people are an officially unrecognized Kra ethnic group living in Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan and Napo County, Guangxi in China. They are closely related to the Laha, Qabiao, Gelao, and Lachi...
- Funing CountyFuning CountyFuning may refer to the following locations in China:*Funing, an old name for Ningde Municipal Region, Fujian*Funing County, Hebei , of Qinhuangdao, Hebei*Funing County, Jiangsu , of Yancheng, Jiangsu...
, Guangnan CountyGuangnan CountyGuangnan County is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.-Climate:-Historical sites:Grave of Princess Anhua... - LachiLachi peopleThe La Chi people live in the Hà Giang and Lào Cai provinces of northeastern Vietnam. Their population is approximately 10,765 people . They speak the Lachi language, which is part of the Kradai language group....
- Maguan CountyMaguan CountyMaguan County is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.-External links:*... - Gelao - Malipo CountyMalipo CountyMalipo County is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.-External links:*...
- QabiaoQabiao peopleThe Qabiao people are an ethnic group living in Hà Giang, Vietnam, and Yunnan Province, China. and the total population was 705 in 1999, while Liang cites a total population of 777. In China, they are classified with the Yi people...
- Malipo CountyMalipo CountyMalipo County is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.-External links:*...
- Buyang
- Miao–Yao peoples
- Miao peopleMiao peopleThe Miao or ม้ง ; ) is an ethnic group recognized by the government of the People's Republic of China as one of the 55 official minority groups. Miao is a Chinese term and does not reflect the self-designations of the component nations of people, which include Hmong, Hmu, A Hmao, and Kho Xiong...
- Yao peopleYao peopleThe Yao nationality is a government classification for various minorities in China. They form one of the 55 ethnic minority groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, where they reside in the mountainous terrain of the southwest and south...
- Miao people
- Mon-Khmer peoples
- BolyuBolyu languageThe Bolyu language is an Austro-Asiatic language of the Pakanic branch . In 1984, Bolyu was first studied by Liang Min of the Nationalities Research Institute in Beijing...
- Guangnan CountyGuangnan CountyGuangnan County is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.-Climate:-Historical sites:Grave of Princess Anhua... - BuganBugan languageBugan, Bogan, Pakan, or Buzhui is an Austro-Asiatic language. The existence of the Bugan language was not known by the rest of world until recently. There are about 3000 speakers, mostly in some villages in southern Guangnan and northern Xichou , Yunnan Province, China...
- Guangnan CountyGuangnan CountyGuangnan County is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.-Climate:-Historical sites:Grave of Princess Anhua...
, Xichou CountyXichou CountyXichou County is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.-External links:*...
- Bolyu