| Qiandongnan Prefecture | |
| Settlement Type: | Autonomous prefecture |
| Official Name: | Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture |
| Native Name: | Chinese: 黔东南州 Qeef Dongb Naif Zeb Qeens Donc Nanc Zous |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Guizhou |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 30337 |
| Population As Of: | 2018 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 3,538,300 |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP[3] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics2 Info1: | CN¥ 119.2 billion US$ 17.3 billion |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | CN¥ 31,719 US$ 4,599 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coordinates: | 26.5833°N 166°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 556000 |
| Area Code: | 0855 |
Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture (; Hmu language: Qeef Dongb Naif Dol Hmub Dol Gud Zid Zid Zeb; Kam language: Qeens Donc Nanc Nyenc Miiul Nyenc Gaeml Zil Zil Zous),[4] also known as Southeast Qian Autonomous Prefecture of Miao and Dong and shortened as S.E. Qian Prefecture (Qeens Donc Nanc Zous), is an autonomous prefecture in the southeast of Guizhou province in the People's Republic of China, bordering Hunan to the east and Guangxi to the south. The seat of the prefecture is Kaili. Qiandongnan has an area of 30337km2.
The whole state governs 1 city of Kaili and 15 counties. There are 7 streets, 94 towns, and 110 townships (including 17 ethnic townships). There are 33 ethnic groups living in the territory, including Miao, Dong, Han, Buyi, Shui, Yao, Zhuang, and Tujia. According to the seventh census data in China, as of 00:00 on November 1, 2020, the resident population of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture was 3,758,622.[5]
As of 2018, Qiandongnan had a huji population of 4,811,900, with 3,538,300 (73.53%) of whom were living in the region. 81.3% of the huji population were ethnic minorities: 43.2% were Miao and 30.4% were Dong.
According to the 2010 census, Qiandongnan has 3,480,626 inhabitants. Among them, 1,821,262 (52.33%) were male and 1,659,364 (47.67%) were female. 865,119 (24.86%) were aged 0–14, 2,271,506 (65.26%) were aged 15–64 and 344,002 (9.88%) were aged 65 or above. The urban population was 905,659 (26.02%) while the rural population was 2,574,967 (73.98%).[6]
| Ethnic group | Others | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1447257 | 1010352 | 756587 | 55357 | 34599 | 33676 | 31397 | 28189 | 24618 | 21732 | 38127 | |
| Percentage of total population | 41.57 | 29.02 | 21.73 | 1.59 | 0.99 | 0.97 | 0.90 | 0.81 | 0.71 | 0.62 | 1.10 | |
| Percentage of ethnic minorities | 53.10 | 37.07 | --- | 2.03 | 1.27 | 1.24 | 1.15 | 1.03 | 0.90 | 0.80 | 1.40 |
The prefecture is subdivided into 16 county-level divisions: 1 county-level city and 15 counties.