Jiuzhaigou County (; ) is a county of
Sichuan Province
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...
, China. It is under the administration of the
Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture
Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, also known as Aba (; Qiang: ; ), is an autonomous prefecture of northwestern Sichuan, bordering Gansu to the north and northeast and Qinghai to the northwest. Its seat is in Barkam, and it has an ar ...
.
Formerly called Nanping County (), it was renamed in 1998 to reflect the fact that the
Jiuzhaigou Valley
Jiuzhaigou (; ) is a nature reserve and national park located in the north of Sichuan Province in southwestern China. A long valley running north to south, Jiuzhaigou was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1992 and a World Biospher ...
is located within its administration.
The county seat, , was created in 2013 by the merger of Yongle Town (), Yongfeng Township (), and Anle Township ().
The county consists of nine villages in a valley in Sichuan Province. The main ethnic group in the county is
Han, with the second being
Tibetan. The county seat has an altitude of about .
It has a total area of .
As of 2015, the county's total population was 67,519.
Administrative divisions
Jiuzhaigou County contains fives
towns, seven
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
, and two other
township-level divisions
The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times, due to China's large population and geographical area. The constitution of China provides for three levels of government. However in practice, there ...
.
Towns
The county's five towns are
Zhangzha, , , , and .
Townships
The county's seven townships are , , , , , , and .
Other divisions
Jiuzhaigou County also administers two other township-level divisions: Jiuzhaigou State Ranch () and Jiuzhaigou Scenic Spot Authority ().
Climate
References
External links
The official website of Jiuzhaigou County Government
Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture
County-level divisions of Sichuan
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