Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: 黔南布依族苗族自治州; pinyin: Qiánnán Bùyīzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu; Buyei: Qianfnanf Buxqyaix Buxyeeuz ziqziqzouy; Hmu: Qeef Naif Dol Yat Dol Hmub Zid Zid Zeb) is an autonomous prefecture of Guizhou province, People's Republic of China, bordering Guangxi to the south.^[2][3] The prefecture's seat is Duyun, while its area is 26,192 km² (10,113 sq mi). The name "黔南" derives from the prefecture's south-central location in the province; "黔" is the official abbreviation for Guizhou, while "南" means "south".

Qiannan Prefecture 黔南州 Qianfnanf Zouy Qeenf Naif Zeb
Autonomous Prefecture
黔南布依族苗族自治州 Qianfnanf Buxqyaix ziqziqzouy Qeef Naif Dol Yat Dol Hmub Zid Zid Zeb Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
Location of Qiannan Prefecture in Guizhou
Coordinates (Qiannan Prefecture government): 26.25°N 107.52°E / 26.25; 107.52
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guizhou
Prefecture seat	Duyun
Area
• Total	26,191.79 km2 (10,112.71 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	3,232,714
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
GDP[1]
• Total	CN¥ 159.5 billion US$ 23.1 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 45,654 US$ 6,619
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	558000
Area code	0854
ISO 3166 code	CN-GZ-27

Geography

Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture is located in southern Guizhou and situated between 106°12’–108°18’ E longitude and 25°04’–27°29’ N. The southernmost point of the prefecture, in Libo County, is the closest point in Guizhou to the coast, approximately 390 km from Fangchenggang (Guangxi). Qiannan borders Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture (Guizhou) to the east, Hechi (Guangxi) to the south, Anshun and Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (Guizhou) to the west, and Zunyi and Guiyang (Guizhou) to the north and northwest. The total area of the prefecture is 26,192 km² (10,113 sq mi).

Political structure

Title	CCP Committee Secretary	People's Congress Chairman	Governor	Qiannan CPPCC Chairman
Name	Hong Hupeng	Ran Bo	Xiang Chengqiang	Wa Biaolong
Ethnicity	Han	Miao	Miao	Hui
Born	September 1977 (age 47)	October 1966 (age 58)	April 1970 (age 55)	October 1966 (age 58)
Assumed office	October 2024[4]	February 2022[5]	February 2024[6]	February 2022[7]

Demographics

According to the 2000 Census, Qiannan Prefecture had 3,569,847 inhabitants with a population density of 136.22 inhabitants/km²; at the 2010 Census, it had 3,232,714 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups in Qiannan, 2000 census

Nationality	Population	Percentage
Han	1,548,120	43.37%
Buyei	1,158,710	32.46%
Miao	477,347	13.37%
Shui	286,862	8.04%
Maonan	30,958	0.87%
Zhuang	13,226	0.37%
Dong	11,337	0.32%
Yao	11,149	0.31%
She	7,130	0.2%
Yi	6,927	0.19%
Tujia	4,753	0.13%
Gelao	3,001	0.08%
Mulao	2,223	0.06%
Hui	2,116	0.06%
Others	5,988	0.17%

Subdivisions

The prefecture is subdivided into 12 county-level divisions: 2 county-level cities, 9 counties, and 1 autonomous county.

• County-level cities:
  • Duyun City (都匀市)
  • Fuquan City (福泉市)
• Counties:
  • Guiding County (贵定县)
  • Huishui County (惠水县)
  • Luodian County (罗甸县)
  • Weng'an County (瓮安县)
  • Libo County (荔波县)
  • Longli County (龙里县)
  • Pingtang County (平塘县)
  • Changshun County (长顺县)
  • Dushan County (独山县)
• Autonomous county:
  • Sandu Shui Autonomous County (三都水族自治县)

Map
Duyun (city) Fuquan (city) Libo County Guiding County Weng'an County Dushan County Pingtang County Luodian County Changshun County Longli County Huishui County Sandu County