Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture
Autonomous prefecture in Yunnan, People's Republic of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture[lower-alpha 1] is an autonomous prefecture in northwestern Yunnan, China. The titular ethnic group is the Lisu people, who make up nearly half of the prefecture's population.
Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture | |
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| Name transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 怒江傈僳族自治州 |
| • Lisu | ꓠꓳ-ꓟꓵ ꓡꓲ-ꓢꓴ ꓫꓵꓽ ꓚꓲꓸ ꓛꓬꓽ ꓗꓪꓼ ꓫꓵꓽ ꓝꓳꓴ |
Cityscape of Liuku, Lushui Tongxin Square Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Cikai The Crown Peak in Gaoligong Mountains Nujiang River across Gongshan County | |
 Location of Nujiang Prefecture in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates (Nujiang Prefecture government): 25°49′03″N 98°51′24″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture seat | Lushui (Liuku) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14,588.92 km2 (5,632.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 534,337 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
| GDP[1] | |
| • Total | CN¥ 25.0 billion US$ 3.7 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 45,441 US$ 6,702 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 673100 |
| Area code | 0886 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-YN-33 |
| License Plate Prefix | 云Q |
| Website | www |
| Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture | |||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Chinese | 怒江傈僳族自治州 | ||||||
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| Lisu name | |||||||
| Lisu | ꓠꓳ-ꓟꓵ ꓡꓲ-ꓢꓴ ꓫꓵꓽ ꓚꓲꓸ ꓛꓬꓽ ꓗꓪꓼ ꓫꓵꓽ ꓝꓳꓴ | ||||||
It is named after the Nujiang river (the longest undammed river in Southeast Asia) and the Lisu ethnic group.[2]
The seat of the prefecture is Liuku Town, Lushui.[2]
The prefecture is subdivided into four county-level divisions: one county-level city, one county, and two autonomous counties:
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| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010 Census) |
Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
| Lushui | 泸水市 | Lúshuǐ Shì | 184,835 | 2,938 | 62.91 |
| Fugong County | 福贡县 | Fúgòng Xiàn | 98,616 | 2,804 | 35.16 |
| Gongshan Derung and Nu Autonomous County | 贡山独龙族怒族自治县 | Gòngshān Dúlóngzú Nùzú Zìzhìxiàn | 37,894 | 4,506 | 8.40 |
| Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County | 兰坪白族普米族自治县 | Lánpíng Báizú Pǔmǐzú Zìzhìxiàn | 212,992 | 4,455 | 47.80 |
According to the 2000 Census, Nujiang has 491,824 inhabitants with a population density of 33.45 inhabitants/km2.
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