Li County, Sichuan

Li County
理县 · ལིས་རྫོང་། · Bez
Lixian
Bailong Waterfall in Bipenggou, Li County
Bailong Waterfall in Bipenggou, Li County
Li County (red) in Ngawa Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan province
Li County (red) in Ngawa Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan province
Li County is located in Sichuan
Li County
Li County
Location of the seat in Sichuan
Li County is located in China
Li County
Li County
Li County (China)
Coordinates (Li County government): 31°26′09″N 103°09′48″E / 31.4358°N 103.1633°E / 31.4358; 103.1633
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
Autonomous prefectureNgawa
County seatZhaxiling (Zagunao)
Area
 • Total4,318 km2 (1,667 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total36,926
 • Density8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)
 • Major nationalities
Tibetan - 53.43%
Qiang - 33.50%
Han - 12.46%
Hui - 0.41%
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.ablixian.gov.cn
Li County, Sichuan
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese理县
Traditional Chinese理縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Xiàn
Tibetan name
Tibetanལིས་རྫོང་།
Transcriptions
Wylielis rdzong
Tibetan PinyinLi Zong
Qiang name
QiangBez

Li County or Lixian (Chinese: 理县; Tibetan: ལིས་རྫོང་།; Qiang: pauɕuq), formerly known as Lifan (理番), is a county in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China. China National Highway G317 and the Zhaxiling River run through the whole territory.[2]

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

  1. ^ "阿坝州第七次全国人口普查公报第二号——县(市)人口情况" (in Chinese). Government of Ngawa Prefecture. 2021-06-11.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference abazhou was invoked but never defined (see the help page).