Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture

Nujiang Prefecture
—  Autonomous prefecture  —
Chinese transcription(s)
- Characters	怒江傈僳族自治州
- Pinyin	Nùjiāng Lìsùzú Zìzhìzhōu
Location of Nujiang Prefecture within Yunnan province of China
Country	China
Province	Yunnan
Admin HQ	Lushui
Area
- Total	14,703 km2 (5,676.9 sq mi)
Population
- Total	491,824
- Density	33.5/km2 (86.6/sq mi)
Postal code	673100
Area code(s)	0886
Website	http://www.nj.yn.gov.cn/

Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture (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

• Lushui County
• Fugong County
• Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County
• Gongshan Dulong and Nu Autonomous County

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%

External links

• Nujiang Prefecture Official Website
• Nujiang travel and hiking guide at ChinaBackpacker.com

Coordinates: 25°52′00″N 98°52′00″E / 25.86667°N 98.86667°E / 25.86667; 98.86667