Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: 黔西南布依族苗族自治州^[2]; pinyin: Qiánxīnán Bùyīzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu^[3]; Buyei: Qianfxiynanf Buxqyaix Buxyeeuz Ziqziqzouy; Hmu: Qeef Xib 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 and Yunnan to the west. The name, "黔西南" derives from the prefecture's southwest location in the province; "黔" is the official abbreviation for Guizhou, while "西南" means "southwest".

Qianxinan Prefecture 黔西南州 · Qianfxiynanf zouy · Qeef Xib Naif Zeb
Autonomous prefecture
黔西南布依族苗族自治州 Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
Wan Feng Lin River near Xingyi
Location of Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture within Guizhou
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guizhou
Area
• Total	16,804 km2 (6,488 sq mi)
Population  (2003)
• Total	3,059,400
GDP[1]
• Total	CN¥ 135.3 billion US$ 19.6 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 44,881 US$6,507
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 code	CN-GZ-23
Website	www.qxn.gov.cn

Geography

Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture is located in southwestern Guizhou. It spans 210 km east–west and 177 km north–south, covering an area of 16,804 km² (6,488 sq mi). The prefecture lies within the Pearl River Basin, specifically the Nanpan and Beipan River watersheds. It borders Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (Guizhou) to the east, Anshun (Guizhou) to the northeast, Baise (Guangxi) to the south, and Qujing (Yunnan) and Liupanshui (Guizhou) to the west. The terrain is characterized by a westward and northward elevation gradient, with higher elevations in the west and north and lower in the east and south. Most of the prefecture lies between 1,000 and 2,000 meters in elevation. The terrain is rugged and diverse, with significant internal variations, divided into five distinct geomorphic zones: low mountain erosion canyon zone, karst plateau trough zone, karst erosion plateau zone, karst erosion mountain zone, and erosion mountain valley zone. Soils are predominantly acidic to slightly acidic red and yellow soils, typical of the region's karst and mountainous landscape.^[4][5]

Political structure

Title	CCP Committee Secretary	People's Congress Chairwoman	Governor	Qianxinan CPPCC Chairman
Name	Chen Changxu	Luo Chunhong	Huang Xingwen	Zhou Zhou
Ethnicity	Han	Bouyei	Bouyei	Bouyei
Born	January 1970 (age 55)	February 1967 (age 58)	December 1971 (age 53)	November 1968 (age 56)
Assumed office	March 2022[6]	February 2022[7]	April 2021[8]	February 2024[9]

Mass media

Qianxinan Television is the cable television station based in Qianxinan.^[10]

Subdivisions

The prefecture is subdivided into 8 county-level divisions: 2 county-level cities, and 6 counties.

• County level cities:
  • Xingyi (兴义市)
  • Xingren (兴仁市)
• Counties:
  • Wangmo County (望谟县)
  • Pu'an County (普安县)
  • Ceheng County (册亨县)
  • Qinglong County (晴隆县)
  • Zhenfeng County (贞丰县)
  • Anlong County (安龙县)

Map
Xingyi (city) Xingren (city) Pu'an County Qinglong County Zhenfeng County Wangmo County Ceheng County Anlong County