Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture ( zh, c=黔西南布依族苗族自治州 , p=Qiánxīnán Bùyīzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu; Buyei: ''Qianfxiynanf Buxqyaix Buxyeeuz Ziqziqzouy''; Hmu: ''Qeef Xib Naif Dol Yat Dol Hmub Zid Zid Zeb''), is an

autonomous prefecture Autonomous prefectures ( zh, c=自治州, p=zìzhìzhōu) are one type of autonomous administrative divisions of China, autonomous administrative division in China, existing at the Prefecture-level divisions of China, prefectural level, with eith ...

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province,

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, bordering

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to the south and

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to the west. The name, "" derives from the prefecture's southwest location in the province; "" is the official abbreviation for Guizhou, while "" means "southwest".

Geography

Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture is located in southwestern Guizhou. It spans 210 km east-west and 127 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

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(Guizhou) to the east, Anshun (Guizhou) to the northeast, Baise (

) to the south, and

Qujing Qujing ( zh, c= , p=Qūjìng) is a prefecture-level city in the east of Yunnan province, China, bordering Guizhou province to the north and east and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the south; thus, it was called "Key between Yunnan and Gui ...

(

) and

Liupanshui Liupanshui ( zh, s=六盘水 , t=六盤水 , p=Liùpánshuǐ) is a city in western Guizhou province, People's Republic of China. The name Liupanshui combines the first character from the names of each of the city's three constituent counties: Liu ...

(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.

Political structure

Mass media

Qianxinan Television is the cable television station based in Qianxinan.

Subdivisions

The prefecture is subdivided into 8

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, and 6

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. *County level cities: ** Xingyi () ** Xingren () *Counties: ** Wangmo County () ** Pu'an County () ** Ceheng County () ** Qinglong County () **

Zhenfeng County Zhenfeng County () (Bouyei language: Miangxguz xianq) is a county in the southwest of Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. Administrative divisions Zhenfeng County is divide ...

() ** Anlong County ()

References

Prefecture-level divisions of Guizhou Autonomous prefectures of the People's Republic of China Miao autonomous prefectures Bouyei autonomous areas {{Guizhou-geo-stub