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Nujiang Prefecture
Location of Nujiang Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province of ChinaLocation of Nujiang Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province of China
CountryChina
RegionYunnan
PrefectureNujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture
Area
 • Total14,703 km (5,677 sq mi)
Population
 • Total491,824
 • Density33/km (87/sq mi)
Postal code673100
Area code0886
Websitehttp://www.nj.yn.gov.cn/

Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 怒江傈僳族自治州; pinyin: Nùjiāng Lìsùzú Zìzhìzhōu) is an autonomous prefecture of Yunnan. 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. Nujiang has an area of 14,703 km².

Demographics

According to the 2000 Census Nujiang has 491,824 inhabitants with a population density of 33.45 inbabitants/km².

Ethnic groups in Nujiang, 2000 census

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%

Subdivisions

The prefecture is subdivided into 4 county-level divisions: 2 counties and 2 autonomous counties:

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