Shuicheng (Chinese: 水城; pinyin: Shuǐchéng) is a district in the west of Guizhou province, China, bordering Yunnan province to the west. It is under the administration of Liupanshui city.

Administrative divisions

Shuicheng District comprises 9 subdistricts, 11 towns and 10 ethnic townships:[1]

subdistricts
  • Shuangshui Subdistrict 双水街道
  • Jianshan Subdistrict 尖山街道
  • Laoyingshan Subdistrict 老鹰山街道
  • Dongdi Subdistrict 董地街道
  • Xinqiao Subdistrict 新桥街道
  • Yiduo Subdistrict 以朵街道
  • Hongqiao Subdistrict 红桥街道
  • Shilong Subdistrict 石龙街道
  • Haiping Subdistrict 海坪街道
towns
  • Bide Town 比德镇
  • Huale Town 化乐镇
  • Panlong Town 蟠龙镇
  • Ajia Town 阿戛镇
  • Shaomi Town 勺米镇
  • Yushe Town 玉舍镇
  • Duge Town 都格镇
  • Fa'er Town 发耳镇
  • Jichang Town 鸡场镇
  • Dongjing Town 陡箐镇
  • Miluo Town 米箩镇
ethnic townships
  • Pingzhai Yi Ethnic Township 坪寨彝族乡
  • Longchang Miao, Bai and Yi Ethnic Township 龙场苗族白族彝族乡
  • Yingpan Miao, Yi and Bai Ethnic Township 营盘苗族彝族白族乡
  • Shunchang Miao, Yi and Bouyei Ethnic Township 顺场苗族彝族布依族乡
  • Huajia Miao, Bouyei and Yi Ethnic Township 花嘎苗族布依族彝族乡
  • Yangmei Yi, Miao and Hui Ethnic Township 杨梅彝族苗族回族乡
  • Xinjie Yi, Miao and Bouyei Ethnic Township 新街彝族苗族布依族乡
  • Yezhong Miao, Yi and Bouyei Ethnic Township 野钟苗族彝族布依族乡
  • Guobujia Yi, Miao and Bouyei Ethnic Township 果布嘎彝族苗族布依族乡
  • Houchang Miao and Bouyei Ethnic Township 猴场苗族布依族乡

Biodiversity

Shuicheng 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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