Li County or Lixian (; ; Qiang: pauɕuq) is a

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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 ...

Sichuan 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.

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G317 and the Zagunao River run through the whole territory. On May 12, 2008, the area was affected by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

Geography

Li County is located from (30.911944°, 102.546111°) to (31.203333°, 103.508333°).abazhou.gov.cn

Climate

Administrative divisions

Li County oversees 6 towns and 6

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.The county government is seated in the town of . The county's 6 towns are Zagunao, , , , , and . The county's 6 townships are , , , , , and .

Demographics

As of 2018, Li County had a registered population of 43,375. 11,706 of the county's population, or 27%, is urbanized. The county had a population of in 1999. National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, ''in'
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Ethnic groups

Transport

China National Highway 317 China National Highway 317 (G317) runs broadly west to east from Chengdu, Sichuan to Gar County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet. It is 2,028 kilometres in length and forms an important transportation route in Tibet. As of 2017, Highway 317 passes throu ...

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External links

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New County Government Website
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- {{authority control County-level divisions of Sichuan Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture