Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture[a] 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.
It is named after the Nujiang river (the longest undammed river in Southeast Asia) and the Lisu ethnic group.[2]
The seat of the prefecture is Liuku Town, Lushui.[2]
The prefecture is subdivided into four county-level divisions: one county-level city, one county, and two autonomous counties:
According to the 2000 Census, Nujiang has 491,824 inhabitants with a population density of 33.45 inhabitants/km2.
