Majiang County

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CountryChina
County seatXingshan
Majiang County
麻江县
Makiang
Majiang is the westernmost division in this map of Qiandongnan
Majiang is the westernmost division in this map of Qiandongnan
Qiandongnan in Guizhou
Qiandongnan in Guizhou
Coordinates (Majiang County government): 26°29′29″N 107°35′22″E / 26.4913°N 107.5894°E / 26.4913; 107.5894
CountryChina
ProvinceGuizhou
Autonomous prefectureQiandongnan
County seatXingshan
Area
  Total
1,222 km2 (472 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
167,596
  Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Majiang County (Chinese: 麻江县; pinyin: Májiāng Xiàn) is a county of southeast-central Guizhou province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture.

Majiang County is divided into 2 subdistricts, 4 towns and 1 ethnic township:[1]

subdistrict
  • Xingshan Subdistrict 杏山街道
  • Jinzhu Subdistrict 金竹街道
towns
  • Gudong Town 谷硐镇
  • Xuanwei Town 宣威镇
  • Longshan Town 龙山镇
  • Xianchang Town 贤昌镇
ethnic township
  • Bamang Bouyei Ethnic Township 坝芒布依族乡

Languages

Languages spoken in Majiang County include Dongjia, Raojia, and Mulao. The Yao of Heba (河坝) speak an Raojia.

Demographics

Climate

References

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