Tongdao Dong Autonomous County
Tongdao Dong Autonomous County
通道侗族自治县 | |
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 Flag | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Huaihua |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,225.36 km2 (859.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
• Total | 206,650 |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 4185XX |
Tongdao (the full name: "Tongdao Dong Autonomous County", usually referred to as "Tongdao County"; simplified Chinese: 通道侗族自治县; traditional Chinese: 通道侗族自治縣; pinyin: Tōngdào Dòngzú Zìzhìxiàn) is an autonomous county of Dong people in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Huaihua Prefecture-level City. Tongdao is also the 5th smallest administrative unit (after Shaoshan, Guzhang, Shuangpai and Yanling) by population in the counties and county-level cities of Hunan province. The southernmost, least populous, and least densely populated county-level division of Huaihua City,[2] it borders the prefecture-level divisions of Shaoyang to the east, Liuzhou and Guilin (both Guangxi) to the south, Qiandongnan (Guizhou) to the west.
There are two Miao subgroups in Tongdao County, namely Hua Miao 花苗 (mjiu55 ken35) and Cao Miao 草苗 (mjiu55). Despite being officially classified by the Chinese government as ethnic Miao, Cao Miao is actually a Kam-Sui language.[4]
References
- ^ Huaihua City Land Use Plan (2006–20)/《怀化市土地利用总体规划（2006-2020年）》.Template:Zh icon Accessed 8 July 2014.
- ^ a b "怀化市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Huaihua Statistical Bureau/怀化市统计局. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "Tongdao" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ Tongdao Dong Autonomous County Ethnic Gazetteer 通道侗族自治县民族志 (2004).
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