Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture in northwestern Yunnan , China. The titular ethnic group is the Lisu people, who make up nearly half of the prefecture's population.

Name

It is named after the Nujiang river (the longest undammed river in Southeast Asia) and the Lisu ethnic group.

Administration

The seat of the prefecture is Liuku Town, Lushui.

The prefecture is subdivided into four county-level divisions: one county-level city, one county, and two autonomous counties:

Map
Lushui (city) Fugong County Gongshan County Lanping County
Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010 Census)	Area (km)	Density (/km)
Lushui	泸水市	Lúshuǐ Shì	184,835	2,938	62.91
Fugong County	福贡县	Fúgòng Xiàn	98,616	2,804	35.16
Gongshan Derung and Nu Autonomous County	贡山独龙族怒族自治县	Gòngshān Dúlóngzú Nùzú Zìzhìxiàn	37,894	4,506	8.40
Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County	兰坪白族普米族自治县	Lánpíng Báizú Pǔmǐzú Zìzhìxiàn	212,992	4,455	47.80

Demographics

According to the 2000 Census, Nujiang has 491,824 inhabitants with a population density of 33.45 inhabitants/km.

Ethnic groups in Nujiang, 2000 census

Nationality	Population	Percentage
Lisu	231,819	47.13%
Bai	132,622	26.97%
Han	64,585	13.13%
Nu	26,670	5.42%
Pumi	14,374	2.92%
Yi	9,805	1.99%
Derung	5,456	1.11%
Naxi	2,121	0.43%
Tibetan	1,805	0.37%
Dai	465	0.09%
Hui	429	0.09%
Zhuang	342	0.07%
Others	1,331	0.28%