Luding County ( simplified Chinese : 泸定县 ; traditional Chinese : 瀘定縣 ; pinyin : Lúdìng Xiàn ), also known via its Tibetan name as Chagsam or Jagsam ( Tibetan : ལྕགས་ཟམ་རྫོང་། , Wylie : lcags zam rdzong , ZYPY : Jagsam Zong ), is a county located in the southeast of the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan province, China . Luding County covers an area of 2,165.35 km (836.05 sq mi), and has a population of 86,234 as of 2022.
4-532: Luding County is bordered by Tianquan County , Yingjing County , and Hanyuan County to the east, Shimian County to the south, and Kangding to the west and north. The county is located within the Hengduan Mountains , within the southeastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau . The town of Luqiao , the county seat, sits at an elevation of 1,321 metres (4,334 ft) above sea level. The highest point in
8-471: Is a county of Sichuan Province , China. It is under the administration of Ya'an City. In 1950, the county bore witness to the Battle of Tianquan , which resulted in the communists defeating the nationalists . Tianquan County comprises 7 towns and 3 townships: 30°04′01″N 102°45′31″E / 30.06694°N 102.75861°E / 30.06694; 102.75861 This Sichuan location article
12-499: Is home to a number of ethnic minorities , who constitute about 22% of the county's population. The county's ethnic minorities include Tibetans , Yi , Qiang , Miao , Hui , Mongols , Tujia , Lisu , Manchus , Yao , Kam , Nakhi , Bouyei , Bai , Zhuang , and the Dai . The following table shows the ethnic composition of Luding County: Tianquan County Tianquan County ( Chinese : 天全县 ; pinyin : Tiānquán Xiàn )
16-444: The county is Mount Gongga , along the southwestern border with Kangding . Mount Erlang is also located on the county's edge. As of 2022, Luding County contains the following eight towns and one township : Luding County has a total population of 86,234 as of 2022, up from approximately 80,000 at the end of 2004, and the 77,855 recorded in the 2000 Chinese Census . Luding County has a supermajority Han Chinese population, but
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