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Nujiang Prefecture 怒江州 ·
Autonomous prefecture
怒江傈僳族自治州
Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture
Location of Nujiang Prefecture in YunnanLocation of Nujiang Prefecture in Yunnan
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceYunnan
Prefecture seatLushui County (Liuku)
Area
 • Total14,703 km (5,677 sq mi)
Population
 • Total491,824
 • Density33/km (87/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code673100
Area code0886
Websitenj.yn.gov.cn

Nùjiāng Lisu Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: 怒江傈僳族自治州; pinyin: Nùjiāng Lìsùzú Zìzhìzhōu) is an autonomous prefecture of western/northwestern Yunnan province, People's Republic of 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
(2010 Census)
Area (km²) Density (/km²)
1 Lushui County 泸水县 Lúshuǐ Xiàn 184,835 2,938 62.91
2 Fugong County 福贡县 Fúgòng Xiàn 98,616 2,804 35.16
3 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
4 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

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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