Liuzhi Special District Explained

Liuzhi
Native Name:六枝特区
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:Special District
Coor Pinpoint:Liuzhi government
Coordinates:26.2144°N 105.4772°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Guizhou
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Liupanshui
Seat Type:District seat
Seat:Jiulong
Area Total Km2:1792.1
Population Total:729,000
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Elevation Max M:2126.9
Elevation Min M:609.5

Liuzhi Special District is a district of Guizhou, China. It was known as Langdai Country before 1960.[1] The county is under the administration of Liupanshui city, located in the western part of Guizhou Province. It is bounded by Zhijing and Nayong to the north, Guanling to the south, Zhenning and Puding to the east, Shuichen to the west, as well as Qinglong and Pu'an to the southwest. The area is approximately 1792km2. The population is 729,000. There are about 32 ethnic minorities and they account for 30.52% of the population.[2]

Liuzhi is an important coal mining base in Guizhou.[3]

Administrative Divisions

Liuzhi governs over 3 subdistrict, 9 towns, 1 township and 5 ethnic townships.[4]

Subdistricts
Towns
Township
Ethnic townships

Notes and References

  1. Book: 中囯政区名称对照手册: 1948, 1949-1990 年. 1992. 广东省地图出版社. 978-7-80522-147-2. zh.
  2. Web site: 六枝特区人民政府网-相约六枝. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20191025053913/http://www.liuzhi.gov.cn/xylz/. 2019-10-25. 2021-03-10.
  3. Book: 六枝煤矿志. 1987. 六枝矿务局. zh.
  4. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2023/52/02/520203.html. zh:2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:六枝特区. National Bureau of Statistics of China. zh-hans.