Tiandong County (, ) is a county of

Guangxi Guangxi,; officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam (Hà Giang Province, Hà Giang, Cao Bằn ...

, China. It is under the administration of the

prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province of China, province and above a Counties of the People's Republic of China, county in China's ...

Baise Baise ( zh, c=百色, p=Bǎisè, Bósè; local pronunciation: ), or Bose, is the westernmost prefecture-level city of Guangxi, China bordering Vietnam as well as the provinces of Guizhou and Yunnan. The city has a population of 4.3 million, of wh ...

Demographics

Tiandong's population was 411,500 (2010). 85.22% of the people belong to the Zhuang ethnic group, and speak

Youjiang Zhuang Youjiang Zhuang, named after the Youjiang River in Guangxi, China, is a Northern Tai or Zhuang Language spoken in Tiandong County, Tianyang District, and parts of the Youjiang District in Baise, Guangxi. History and classification Native speake ...

(). The rest include Han, Yao,

Miao Miao may refer to: * Miao people, linguistically and culturally related group of people, recognized as such by the government of the People's Republic of China * Miao script or Pollard script, writing system used for Miao languages * Miao (Unicode ...

, and other ethnic groups.

Administrative divisions

Currently, for administration Tiandong County is divided into 9 towns and 1 ethnic township: * Pingma Town (), population: 103,00 (2005) * Xiangzhou Town (), population: 49,200 (2005) * Linfeng Town (), population: 50,800 (2005) * Silin Town (), population: 62,000 (2005) * Yincha Town (), population: 24,700 (2005) * Shuoliang Town (), population: 33,600 (2005) * Yixu Town () * Napo Town (), population: 16,000 (2005) * Zuodeng Yao Ethnic Township ()

Transportation

Apart from road access including the G80 Guangzhou–Kunming Expressway, the county also has rail access via Tiandong Railway Station and via Tiandong North Railway Station which is part of the

Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway (formerly known as the Yunnan–Guangxi high-speed railway) is a high-speed railway connecting Nanning and Kunming, respectively the capitals of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Yunnan Province. It has ...

network. The nearest air access in via

Baise Bama Airport Baise (Bose) Bama Airport , formerly Baise (Bose) Youjiang Airport, is a dual-use military and civilian airport serving Baise (or Bose) in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. The airport is located in Tianyang County, from the city center ...

which is in the neighbouring

Tianyang County Tianyang District (; Standard Zhuang: ; Youjiang Zhuang: ) is a district in western Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baise. History Tianyang County was formed in 1935 by combining Fengyi County () an ...

Climate

Pictures

File:Bronze drum with cloud and thunder pattern.jpg, Two thousand year old bronze drum unearthed from Tiandong county, Guangxi, in 1994.

References

Counties of Guangxi Counties and cities in Baise {{Guangxi-geo-stub