Qixingguan, Bijie

Qixingguan 七星关区
District
Qixingguan in Bijie
Bijie in Guizhou
Qixingguan Show map of Guizhou Qixingguan Show map of Southwest China
Coordinates (Qixingguan District government): 27°17′54″N 105°18′17″E / 27.2984°N 105.3048°E / 27.2984; 105.3048
Country	China
Province	Guizhou
Prefecture-level city	Bijie
District seat	Shidong Subdistrict
Area
• Total	3,414.9 km2 (1,318.5 sq mi)
Elevation	1,723 m (5,653 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Total	1,305,066
• Density	380/km2 (990/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Website	www.bjqixingguan.gov.cn

Qixingguan District (simplified Chinese: 七星关区; traditional Chinese: 七星關區; pinyin: Qīxīngguān Qū; lit. 'pass of seven stars') is the seat of the city of Bijie, Guizhou province, China. The total area of the district is 3,414.9 square kilometres (1,318.5 sq mi).

On 10 November 2011, Bijie Prefecture (毕节地区) was converted to a prefecture-level city, and the former Bijie City was rechristened Qixingguan District.^[2] Government officials hope that Qixingguan will become a distribution centre for all of southwest China and a base for new industries and tourism.^[2]

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 1,600 metres (5,200 ft). It borders Sichuan and Yunnan.

Qixingguan District is divided into 12 subdistricts, 27 towns, 2 townships and 6 ethnic townships:^[3]

ethnic townships

• Qianxi Yi, Miao and Bai Ethnic Township (千溪彝族苗族白族乡)
• Yindi Yi, Miao and Bai Ethnic Township (阴底彝族苗族白族乡)
• Tuanjie Yi and Miao Ethnic Township (​​团结彝族苗族乡)
• Ashi Miao and Yi Ethnic Township (​​阿市苗族彝族乡)
• Datun Yi Ethnic Township (大屯彝族乡)
• Tiankan Yi Ethnic Township (田坎彝族乡)

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