Li County or Lixian ( zh, s=理县; ; Qiang: ), formerly known as Lifan (), is a

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Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, also known as Aba (; Qiang language, Qiang: ; zh, s=阿坝藏族羌族自治州, t=阿壩藏族羌族自治州), is an autonomous prefecture of northwestern Sichuan, bordering Gansu to the north and ...

Sichuan Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is Cheng ...

, China. China National Highway G317 and the Zhaxiling River run through the whole territory. On May 12, 2008, the area was affected by the

2008 Sichuan earthquake An earthquake occurred in the province of Sichuan, China at 14:28:01 China Standard Time on May 12, 2008. Measuring at 8.0 (7.9–8.3 ), the earthquake's epicenter was located boxing the compass, west-northwest of Chengdu, the provincial ...

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

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and 5 townships.The county government is seated in the town of Zhaxiling.

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'
China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
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Ethnic groups

Transport

* China National Highway 317

Notes

External links

* (in Chinese
New County Government Website
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