Sandu Shui Autonomous County
Sandu County
三都县 · Sanyduy xianq | |
|---|---|
| 三都水族自治县 Sanyduy Suijzuf Ziqziqxianq Sandu Shui Autonomous County | |
Shui ethnic houses | |
| Coordinates (Sandu County government): 25°59′01″N 107°52′10″E / 25.9836°N 107.8694°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Autonomous prefecture | Qiannan |
| County seat | Sanhe Subdistrict |
| Area | |
| 2,384 km2 (920 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 675 m (2,215 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Gengding Mountain) | 1,665.5 m (5,464.2 ft) |
| Lowest elevation (Duliu River) | 303 m (994 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| 276,347 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 177,882 |
| • Ethnic minorities | 367,100 |
| • Shui people | 261,300 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 558100 |
| Area code | 0854 |
| Website | www |
Sandu Shui Autonomous County (Chinese: 三都水族自治县; pinyin: Sāndū Shuǐzú Zìzhìxiàn; Bouyei: Sanyduy Suijzuf Ziqziqxianq) is an autonomous county in the southeast of Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, and the only Shui Autonomous County in China; 63% of Shui in China live in this county, which is the heartland of the Shui people. Per a 2022 county government publication, Sandu has a population of 381,000, 97% of whom belong to ethnic minorities, and 67% of the total population are Shui.
It is one of the poorest counties of Guizhou. Most of the county is forested and it is noted for its clean air.