Sandu Shui Autonomous County
Sandu County
三都县 | |
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| 三都水族自治县 Sandu Shui Autonomous County | |
 Shui ethnic houses | |
  Sandu Location of the seat in Guizhou | |
| Coordinates (Sandu County government): 25°59′01″N 107°52′10″E / 25.9836°N 107.8694°ECoordinates: 25°59′01″N 107°52′10″E / 25.9836°N 107.8694°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Autonomous prefecture | Qiannan |
| Area | |
| • County | 2,384 km2 (920 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 675 m (2,215 ft) |
| Highest elevation [1] (Gengding Mountain) | 1,665.5 m (5,464.2 ft) |
| Lowest elevation [1] (Duliu River) | 303 m (994 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • County | 400,000 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 177,882 |
| • Ethnic minorities | 367,100 |
| • Shui people | 261,300 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 558100 |
| Area code(s) | 0854 |
| Website | www |
Sandu Shui Autonomous County (Chinese: 三都水族自治县; pinyin: Sāndū Shuǐzú Zìzhìxiàn) is an autonomous county in the southeast of Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, and the only Shui Autonomous County in China; 63% of Shui in China live in this county, which is the heartland of the Shui people.[3] Sandu has a population of 400,000, 97% of whom belong to ethnic minorities and 67% of the total population are Shui.[4]
It is one of the poorest counties of Guizhou. Most of the county is forested and it is noted for its clean air.[4]
Administrative Divisions[]
Sandu governs 6 towns and 2 subdistricts:[5]
- Sanhe subdistrict
- Fengyu subdistrict
- Dahe town
- Pu'an town
- Dujiang town
- Zhonghe town
- Zhouqin town
- Jiuqian town
Geography[]
All of Sandu belongs to the watershed of the Liu River which flows into the Pearl River. The Duliu River has its source in Sandu and flows into the Liu River. The county is rather mountainous with Karst landscape resulting in large locale temperature and climate differences. Antimony is mined commercially in Sandu.[1]
Climate[]
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Transport[]
Sandu is served by the Guiyang–Guangzhou high-speed railway, with a travel time of 50 minutes to Guiyang.[4] It is also connected by G76 Xiamen–Chengdu Expressway and several provincial expressways.
References[]
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|title=(help) - ^ "全国唯一的水族自治县——三都宣告脱贫-新华网". www.gz.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "三都水族自治县人民政府门户网站-三都简介". www.sandu.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ "2020年统计用区划代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
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