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Majiang County
County in Guizhou, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Majiang County (Chinese: 麻江县; pinyin: Májiāng Xiàn) is a county of southeast-central Guizhou province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture.
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Administrative divisions
Majiang County is divided into 2 subdistricts, 4 towns and 1 ethnic township:[1]
- subdistrict
- Xingshan Subdistrict 杏山街道
- Jinzhu Subdistrict 金竹街道
- towns
- Gudong Town 谷硐镇
- Xuanwei Town 宣威镇
- Longshan Town 龙山镇
- Xianchang Town 贤昌镇
- ethnic township
- Bamang Bouyei Ethnic Township 坝芒布依族乡
Languages
Languages spoken in Majiang County include Dongjia, Raojia, and Mulao. The Yao of Heba (河坝) speak an Raojia.
Demographics
Ethnic Mulao are located in the following villages.[2] They are called "Ka" (卡) by the Raojia and "Kabie" (卡别) by the Miao.
- Jidong Township (基东乡): Wengpao (瓮袍), Wengchang (瓮偿), An'e (安鹅), Jidong (基东)
- Xiasi Township (下司镇): Wenggang (瓮港), Dapo (大坡)
- Longshan Township (龙山乡): Fuxing (复兴)
- Bibo Township (碧波乡): Xinpai (新牌)
The Raojia (also called Tianjia 天家 or Tian Miao 天苗) live in the townships of Heba (河坝) and Longshan (龙山) (in 23 natural villages, inside 6 administrative villages).[2] The Dongjia are distributed in 250 natural villages, inside 35 administrative villages and 12 townships.[2]
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