Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture

Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture
Name transcription(s)
 • Chinese凉山彝族自治州
涼山彞族自治州
(Liángshān Yízú Zìzhìzhōu)
 • Yiꆃꎭꆈꌠꊨꏦꏱꅉꍏ
(niep sha nuo su zyt jie jux dde zho)
Location of Liangshan Prefecture in Sichuan
Location of Liangshan Prefecture in Sichuan
Coordinates (Liangshan Prefecture government): 27°53′N 102°16′E / 27.88°N 102.27°E / 27.88; 102.27
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceSichuan
Prefecture seatXichang
Area
 • Total60,261 km2 (23,267 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total4,858,359
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
GDP[2]
 • TotalCN¥ 131.5 billion
US$ 21.1 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 28,276
US$ 4,540
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 codeCN-SC-34
Websitewww.lsz.gov.cn
Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese凉山彝族自治州
Traditional Chinese涼山彞族自治州
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiángshān Yízú Zìzhìzhōu
Abbreviation
Simplified Chinese凉山州
Traditional Chinese涼山州
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiángshān Zhōu
Yi name
Yiꆃꎭꆈꌠꊨꏦꏱꅉꍏ
niep sha nuo su zyt jie jux dde zho

Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture[a] (Northern Yi: /nɛ˨˩ʂa˧/) is an autonomous prefecture occupying much of the southern extremity of Sichuan province, People's Republic of China. Its seat is Xichang. Liangshan covers an area of 60,261 km2 (23,267 sq mi) and has over 4.8 million inhabitants as of 2020.[1] It has the largest population of ethnic Yi (or Nosu) among China's prefectures. Liangshan contains a number of isolated villages high up on its cliffs, often known as "cliff villages".[3]

Xichang has the Xichang Qingshan Airport and the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The prefecture also features a substantial network of railways for both passengers and freight.

  1. ^ a b "四川省第七次全国人口普查公报(第二号)" [Seventh National Census of the Sichuan Province (bulletin No. 2)]. Sichuan Statistics Bureau. 2021-05-26. Archived from the original on 24 Aug 2021.
  2. ^ 四川省统计局、国家统计局四川调查总队 (September 2016). 《四川统计年鉴-2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7871-1.
  3. ^ Chi, Ma (25 May 2016). "Kids climb vine ladder in 'cliff village' in Sichuan". China People's Daily. Retrieved 22 November 2016.


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