Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County (Chinese: 彭水苗族土家族自治县; pinyin: Péngshuǐ Miáozú Tǔjiāzúzìzhìxiàn) is located in southeastern Chongqing, China. It is 270 kilometres away from Downtown Chongqing.
- Area: 3903 km²
- Population: 622,200 (2001)
- County seat: Hanjia Zhen (汉葭镇) (201 Beimen Jie, 北門街201號)
- Geographic coordinates: 28°57′-29° 51′ North, 107°48′-108°36′ East
- Altitude: 245 metres
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