Nujiang_Lisu_Autonomous_Prefecture

Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture

Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture

Autonomous prefecture in Yunnan, People's Republic of China

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.

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Name

It is named after the Nujiang river (the longest undammed river in Southeast Asia) and the Lisu ethnic group.[2]

Administration

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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Demographics

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

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Notes

    • Chinese: 怒江傈僳族自治州; pinyin: Nùjiāng Lìsùzú Zìzhìzhōu
    • Lisu: ꓠꓳ-ꓟꓵ ꓡꓲ-ꓢꓴ ꓫꓵꓽ ꓚꓲꓸ ꓛꓬꓽ ꓗꓪꓼ ꓫꓵꓽ ꓝꓳꓴ

References

  1. [1]
    云南省统计局、国家统计局云南调查总队 (December 2023). 《云南统计年鉴－2023》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-9653-1.
  2. [2]
    Zack, Michele (2017-12-01). The Lisu: Far from the Ruler. University Press of Colorado. pp. 279–280. ISBN 978-1-60732-606-9.
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