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Nujiang Prefecture
Autonomous prefecture
Chinese transcription(s)
 • Characters怒江傈僳族自治州
 • PinyinNùjiāng Lìsùzú Zìzhìzhōu
Location of Nujiang Prefecture within Yunnan province of ChinaLocation of Nujiang Prefecture within Yunnan province of China
CountryChina
ProvinceYunnan
Admin HQLushui
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 Province, southwestern China.

Name

It is named after the Nujiang river (the longest undammed river in South-east Asia) and the Lisu ethnic group.

Administration

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


Demographics

According to the 2000 Census 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 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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