Duyun

Duyun
都匀市
County-level city
Duyun
Location in China
Coordinates: 26°15′30″N 107°30′55″E / 26.25833°N 107.51528°E / 26.25833; 107.51528Coordinates: 26°15′30″N 107°30′55″E / 26.25833°N 107.51528°E / 26.25833; 107.51528
Country People's Republic of China
Province Guizhou
Prefecture Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
Township-level divisions 5 subdistricts
4 towns
1 Ethnic township
Area
 • Total 2,274 km2 (878 sq mi)
Population (2015) 493,574
 • Density 230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code 558000
Area code(s) 0854
Website www.duyun.gov.cn/index.shtml

Duyun (simplified Chinese: 都匀; traditional Chinese: 都勻; pinyin: Dūyún) is the capital of Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Guizhou province in the People's Republic of China.

The area surrounding the city was affected by the Miao rebellion of 1735-36. The city participated in the uprising from the early stages until it was forcefully repressed the following year.

Administration

Duyun City is divided into 5 subdistricts and 4 towns and 1 Ethnic township. Wenfeng subdistrict is the seat of the Duyun City Government and Duyun City Council.

  • Subdistricts：Wenfeng, Guanghui, Xiaoweizhai, Shabaopu, Lvyinghu
  • Towns：Mochong, Pinglang, Maojian, Yundong
  • Ethnic townships：Guilan-shui

Climate

Education

Colleges

  • Qiannan Normal College For Nationalities（黔南民族师范学院）
  • Qiannan Medical College For Nationalities（黔南民族医学高等专科学校）
  • Qiannan Nationality Professional Technology College（黔南民族职业技术学院）

Technical school

  • Duyun vocational technical school

Senior school

  • Duyun NO.1 Middle School
  • Duyun NO.2 Middle School
  • Duyun NO.5 Middle School
  • Duyun NO.8 Middle School

Middle school

  • Duyun NO.3 Middle School
  • Duyun NO.4 Middle School
  • Duyun NO.6 Middle School
  • Duyun NO.7 Middle School
  • Duyun NO.8 Middle School
  • Duyun NO.9 Middle School
  • Duyun NO.10 Middle School
  • Duyun NO.11 Middle School

Primary school

  • Duyun NO.1 Primary School
  • Duyun NO.2 Primary School
  • Duyun NO.3 Primary School
  • Duyun NO.4 Primary School
  • Duyun NO.5 Primary School
  • Duyun NO.6 Primary School
  • Duyun NO.7 Primary School
  • Duyun NO.8 Primary School

Transportation

Road

Expressway

  • G76
  • Guiyang–Xintianzhai Expressway

Railway

Airport

The closest airport to Duyun is the Libo Airport located at Libo County. However, most people still use the large and busy airport in the capital city of Guiyang which is around two hours away. The Libo Airport has only a few flights per week and limited destinations while the Guiyang Airport has direct connections to most cities of China.

Relative location

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