Yanyuan County

Yanyuan County
盐源县 · ꑸꑼꑤ
Yanjing, the seat of Yanyuan
Yanjing, the seat of Yanyuan
Location of Yanyuan County (red) within Liangshan Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan
Location of Yanyuan County (red) within Liangshan Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan
Yanyuan is located in Sichuan
Yanyuan
Yanyuan
Location in Sichuan
Yanyuan is located in China
Yanyuan
Yanyuan
Yanyuan (China)
Coordinates: 27°34′N 101°27′E / 27.567°N 101.450°E / 27.567; 101.450
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
Prefecture-level cityLiangshan
County seatYanjing Subdistrict
Area
 • Total
8,388 km2 (3,239 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
340,898
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.yanyuan.gov.cn
Yanyuan County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese盐源县
Traditional Chinese鹽源縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYányuán Xiàn
Yi name
Yiꋂꂿꑤ
Romanisation: ce mo xiep

Yanyuan County (Chinese: 盐源县; pinyin: Yányuán Xiàn; Yi: ꑸꑼꑤ yiep yuop xiep, also ꋂꂿꑤ ce mo xiep) is a county in Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China, bordering Yunnan province to the west. The county is located in Sichuan's rugged Hengduan Mountains in southwest Sichuan, but the county seat of Yanjing (盐井) is situated in an unusually flat basin with a 30 km (19 mi) diameter.[2] Yanjing, as the county seat, is usually referred to as Yanyuan.

  1. ^ "凉山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 Liangshan Prefecture. 2021-06-02.
  2. ^ Atlas of China. Beijing, China: SinoMaps Press. 2006. ISBN 9787503141782.