Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture

Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: 黔东南苗族侗族自治州; pinyin: Qiándōngnán Miáozú Dòngzú Zìzhìzhōu; Hmu language: Qeef Dongb Naif Dol Hmub Dol Gud Zid Zid Zeb; Kam language: Qeens Donc Nanc Nyenc Miiul Nyenc Gaeml Zil Zil Zous),^[4] also known as Southeast Qian Autonomous Prefecture of Miao and Dong and shortened as S.E. Qian Prefecture (Qeens Donc Nanc Zous), is an autonomous prefecture in the southeast of Guizhou province in the People's Republic of China, bordering Hunan to the east and Guangxi to the south. The seat of the prefecture is Kaili. Qiandongnan has an area of 30,337 km² (11,713 sq mi).

Qiandongnan Prefecture 黔东南州 Qeef Dongb Naif Zeb Qeens Donc Nanc Zous
Autonomous prefecture
黔东南苗族侗族自治州 Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture
Xijiang Miao Village
Location of Qiandongnan Prefecture in Guizhou
Coordinates: 26°35′N 107°59′E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guizhou
Area [1]
• Total	30,337 km2 (11,713 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[2]
• Total	3,538,300
GDP[3]
• Total	CN¥ 119.2 billion US$ 17.3 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 31,719 US$ 4,599
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	556000
Area code	0855
ISO 3166 code	CN-GZ-26

The whole state governs 1 city of Kaili and 15 counties. There are 7 streets, 94 towns, and 110 townships (including 17 ethnic townships). There are 33 ethnic groups living in the territory, including Miao, Dong, Han, Buyi, Shui, Yao, Zhuang, and Tujia. According to the seventh census data in China, as of 00:00 on November 1, 2020, the resident population of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture was 3,758,622.^[5]

Demographics

As of 2018, Qiandongnan had a huji population of 4,811,900, with 3,538,300 (73.53%) of whom were living in the region. 81.3% of the huji population were ethnic minorities: 43.2% were Miao and 30.4% were Dong.^[2]

According to the 2010 census, Qiandongnan has 3,480,626 inhabitants. Among them, 1,821,262 (52.33%) were male and 1,659,364 (47.67%) were female. 865,119 (24.86%) were aged 0–14, 2,271,506 (65.26%) were aged 15–64 and 344,002 (9.88%) were aged 65 or above. The urban population was 905,659 (26.02%) while the rural population was 2,574,967 (73.98%).^[6]

Ethnic groups in Qiandongnan, 2010 census^[7]

Ethnic group	Miao	Dong	Han	Sui	Bouyei	Tujia	She	Unrecognized	Zhuang	Yao	Others
Population	1447257	1010352	756587	55357	34599	33676	31397	28189	24618	21732	38127
Percentage of total population	41.57	29.02	21.73	1.59	0.99	0.97	0.90	0.81	0.71	0.62	1.10
Percentage of ethnic minorities	53.10	37.07	---	2.03	1.27	1.24	1.15	1.03	0.90	0.80	1.40

Subdivisions

Panoramio of Kaili, the prefectural capital

The prefecture is subdivided into 16 county-level divisions: 1 county-level city and 15 counties.

• County level city: Kaili City (凯里市)
• Counties:
  • Shibing County (施秉县)
  • Congjiang County (从江县)
  • Jinping County (锦屏县)
  • Zhenyuan County (镇远县)
  • Majiang County (麻江县)
  • Taijiang County (台江县)
  • Tianzhu County (天柱县)
  • Huangping County (黄平县)
  • Rongjiang County (榕江县)
  • Jianhe County (剑河县)
  • Sansui County (三穗县)
  • Leishan County (雷山县)
  • Liping County (黎平县)
  • Cengong County (岑巩县)
  • Danzhai County (丹寨县)

Map
Kaili (city) Huangping County Shibing County Sansui County Zhenyuan County Cengong County Tianzhu County Jinping County Jianhe County Taijiang County Liping County Rongjiang County Congjiang County Leishan County Majiang County Danzhai County

Notable people

• Lei Yan, Chinese singer