Pengshui County
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Pengshui County 彭水县 |
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| Autonomous County | |
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彭水苗族土家族自治县
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 Location of Pengshui County in Chongqing |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Municipality | Chongqing |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,903 km2 (1,507 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 545,100 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County (Chinese: 彭水苗族土家族自治县; pinyin: Péngshuǐ Miáozú Tǔjiāzúzìzhìxiàn) is located in southeastern Chongqing, China. It is 270 kilometres away from Downtown Chongqing.
It is at the lower reach of Wu Jiang (烏江) and in the mountainous region of Wuling (武陵山). 27.3% of Pengshui is covered by forest.
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59.5% of Pengshui residents are members of the following 11 ethnic minorities: Miao, Tujia, Mongols, Hui, Gelao, Dong, Tibetans, Manchus, Zhuang, Yi, and Hani. There are 270,000 Miao and 90,000 Tujia in Pengshui.
In 593 (Sui Dynasty), Pengshui District (縣) was established. "Pengshui" means "Peng River", and was the old name for the Yu River (郁江). By 1645 during the Qing Dynasty, it was part of Chongqing Prefecture (重慶府). In 1913 (Republic of China), it was part of Dongchuan Circuit (東川道). In 1927, it was reassigned to Changgong Bureau (長公署) of Sichuan Province. And in 1935, of the Eighth Administrative Inspection Area (第八行政督察區) of Sichuan.
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