Li County, Sichuan

Li County or Lixian (simplified Chinese: 理县; traditional Chinese: 理縣; pinyin: Lǐ Xiàn; Tibetan: ལིས་རྫོང་།, Wylie: lis rdzong, ZYPY: Li Zong ; Qiang: pauɕuq) is a county in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China. China National Highway G317 and the Zagunao River run through the whole territory.[2]

Li County

理县 · ལིས་རྫོང་།
County
Li County (red) in Ngawa Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan province
Lixian
Location of the seat in Sichuan
Coordinates (Li County government): 31°26′09″N 103°09′48″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceSichuan
Autonomous prefectureNgawa
Area
 • Total4,318 km2 (1,667 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total43,375
 • Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
 • Major nationalities
Tibetan - 53.43%
Qiang - 33.50%
Han - 12.46%
Hui - 0.41%
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitehttps://www.ablixian.gov.cn/lxrmzf/index.shtml

On May 12, 2008, the area was affected by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

Geography

Li County is located from 30°54′43″N 102°32′46″E (30.911944°, 102.546111°) to 31°12′12″N 103°30′30″E (31.203333°, 103.508333°).[2]

Administrative divisions

Li County oversees 6 towns and 6 townships.[3][4]^ The county government is seated in the town of Zagunao.[5]

The county's 6 towns are Zagunao, Miyaluo, Gu'ergou, Xuecheng, Putou, and Taoping.[3]

The county's 6 townships are Jiabi Township, Ganbao Township, Puxi Township, Shangmeng Township, Xiameng Township, and Tonghua Township.[3][4]

Demographics

As of 2018, Li County had a registered population of 43,375.[1] 11,706 of the county's population, or 27%, is urbanized.[1]

The county had a population of 42,494 in 1999.[6]

Ethnic groups
Li County Ethnic Composition (2018)[1]
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Tibetan 23,175 53.43%
Qiang 14,531 33.50%
Han 5,405 12.46%
Hui 179 0.41%
Other 85 0.20%

Climate

Transport

Notes
  1. 人口民族. Li County People's Government (in Chinese). 2019-11-27. Archived from the original on 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  2. abazhou.gov.cn Archived 2008-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 2019年统计用区划代码. www.stats.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  4. 四川省人民政府关于同意阿坝州调整马尔康市等10个县（市）部分乡镇行政区划的批复（川府民政〔2019〕22号）. sc.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2019-12-20. Archived from the original on 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  5. 理县概况地图. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2015-12-17. Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  6. (in English) National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
  7. 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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