Qixingguan District


Qixingguan District is the seat of the city of Bijie, Guizhou province, People's Republic of China. The total area of the district is, and the total population 1,275,300.
On 10 November 2011, Bijie Prefecture was converted to a prefecture-level city, and the former Bijie City was rechristened Qixingguan District. Government officials hope that Qixingguan will become a distribution centre for all of Southwest China and a base for new industries and tourism.

Geography

Qixingguan is located in northwestern Guizhou, with longitude ranging from 104° 51′ to 105° 55′ E, latitude 27° 03′ to 27° 46′ N, with elevations generally above. It borders Sichuan and Yunnan.

Administration

There are 6 sub-districts, 27 towns, 2 townships, and 6 ethnic townships under the administration of Bijie City: