Rongshui County
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Rongshui County 融水县 · Yungzsuij Yen |
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| Rongshui Miao Autonomous County 融水苗族自治县 Yungzsuij Myauzcuz Swciyen |
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 Rongshui
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| Coordinates: 25°04′01″N 109°15′18″E / 25.067°N 109.255°ECoordinates: 25°04′01″N 109°15′18″E / 25.067°N 109.255°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Autonomous region | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Liuzhou |
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| • Total | 4,624.20 km2 (1,785.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 402,054 |
| • Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 5453XX |
| Website | rongshui |
Rongshui Miao Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 融水苗族自治县; traditional Chinese: 融水苗族自治縣; pinyin: Róngshuǐ Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn; Standard Zhuang: Yungzsuij Myauzcuz Swciyen) is under the administration of Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. The seat of Rongshui County is Rongshui Town. It borders the prefecture-level divisions of Qiandongnan (Guizhou) to the north and Hechi to the west.
Rongshui Miao Autonomous County is the only Miao minority county in Guangxi, with 40 percent of the total population representing the Miao nation.
Rongshui County has a total population of 485,120 (2007).
More than 70 percent of the population represents various ethnic minorities, such as the Miao, Yao, Dong, Zhuang and others. 40,81% of the total population belong to the Miao minority (2007).
Apart from the county town, Rongshui comprises many small villages and large rural areas. The county is mountainous, featuring both karst landscapes and larger mountain massifs such as the Yuan Bao Shan mountains. The river Rong (Rongjiang) flows through the county and passes by Rongshui town. The longest river within the county is the Bei River (Beijiang, not to be confused with the Beijiang tributary to the Zhujiang).
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