Qinglong County, Guizhou

Qinglong County
晴隆县
Qinglong is located in Guizhou
Qinglong
Qinglong
Location of the seat in Guizhou
Qinglong is located in Southwest China
Qinglong
Qinglong
Qinglong (Southwest China)
Coordinates (Qinglong County government): 25°50′05″N 105°13′08″E / 25.8348°N 105.2190°E / 25.8348; 105.2190
CountryChina
ProvinceGuizhou
Autonomous prefectureQianxinan
County seatLiancheng
Area
 • County1,327 km2 (512 sq mi)
Highest elevation
2,025 m (6,644 ft)
Lowest elevation
543 m (1,781 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • County234,162
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
 • Urban
76,937
 • Rural
157,225
 • Ethnic minorities (2019)
152,300
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.gzql.gov.cn

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]

  1. ^ "晴隆县第七次全国人口普查公报". www.gzql.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  2. ^ "晴隆县人民政府-晴隆简介". www.gzql.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  3. ^ "晴隆县人民政府-晴隆简介". www.gzql.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  4. ^ Jenks, Robert D. (1994-11-01). Insurgency and Social Disorder in Guizhou: The "Miao" Rebellion, 1854-1873. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-6300-5.