Qinglong County
晴隆县 | |
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Coordinates (Qinglong County government): 25°50′05″N 105°13′08″E / 25.8348°N 105.2190°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Guizhou |
Autonomous prefecture | Qianxinan |
County seat | Liancheng |
Area | |
• County | 1,327 km2 (512 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 2,025 m (6,644 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 543 m (1,781 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• County | 234,162 |
• Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
• Urban | 76,937 |
• Rural | 157,225 |
• Ethnic minorities (2019) | 152,300 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Website | www |
Qinglong County (simplified Chinese: 晴隆县; traditional Chinese: 晴隆縣; pinyin: Qínglóng Xiàn; lit. 'sunny and grand') is a county in the southwest of Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. It has a population of 234,162 as of 2020, 56% belonging to ethnic minorities (2019 data).[1][2] Qinglong is named after the Qinglong mountain, before 1941 it was called Annang County (安南县).[3] The county was a frontline of the 1854–1873 Miao Rebellions.[4]