Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (; 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. The prefecture's seat is Duyun, while its area is . The name "" derives from the prefecture's south-central location in the province; "" is the official abbreviation for Guizhou, while "" means "south".
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 +TitleCCP Committee SecretaryPeople's Congress ChairmanGovernorQiannan CPPCC ChairmanNameHong HupengRan BoLong QiangVacantEthnicityHanMiaoMiaoBornAssumed officeOctober 2024February 2022March 2026
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 () Fuquan City () Counties: Guiding County () Huishui County () Luodian County () Weng'an County () Libo County () Longli County () Pingtang County () Changshun County () Dushan County () Autonomous county: Sandu Shui Autonomous County ()
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