Shuicheng County

Shuicheng County (simplified Chinese: 水城县; traditional Chinese: 水城縣; pinyin: Shuǐchéng Xiàn) is a county in the west of Guizhou province, China, bordering Yunnan province to the west. It is under the administration of Liupanshui city.

Shuicheng County

水城县
County
Shuicheng is the northernmost division in this map of Liupanshui
Liupanshui in Guizhou
Coordinates (Shuicheng County government): 26°32′51″N 104°57′28″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuizhou
Prefecture-level cityLiupanshui
Area
  Total5,389.1 km2 (2,080.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total704,495
  Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Biodiversity

Shuicheng County is home to two amphibian species that are not known from anywhere else: the horned toad Xenophrys shuichengensis and Shuicheng salamander (Pseudohynobius shuichengensis).

Ethnic townships in Liupanshui except Liuzhi. Light green -Yi. Blue - miao. Dark green- Bouyei


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