Friday, March 16, 2007

China (CN) Yunnan Province Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Region

Dêqên Tibetan Autonomous Region (迪庆藏族自治州 qìng Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu)

Summary

Gyalthang, the capital, known also as Shangri-La, is a major town with a population of 45 000.

Detailed Analysis

Dêqên Tibetan Autonomous Region contains 2 counties and 1 autonomous county. Its area is 23 870 km² and its population is 353 518.

Dêqên County (德钦县 Déqīn-xiàn) 7 596 km²

1 urban township, 7 rural townships (60 085):
升平镇 9205 佛山乡 4031 云岭乡 5804 燕门乡 7701 拖顶乡 9492 霞若乡 8369 奔子栏乡 9114 羊拉乡 6369

There are no urban areas with an area of 1.0
km² or greater in this county.

Gyalthang County (香格里拉县 Xiānggélǐlā-xiàn) 11 613 km²

Zhongdian County (147 416): 建塘镇 47577 虎跳峡镇 18438 上江乡 10915 金江乡 16084 三坝乡 16732 洛吉乡 4458 小中甸乡 9267 尼西乡 6631 格咱乡 6710 东旺乡 6675 五境乡 3929

On December 17, 2001, the Chinese name of the county changed from Zhongdian County to Shangri-La County.

Gyalthang (Chinese 香格里拉县 Xiānggélǐlā or Shangri-La) is in Jiantang urban township (
建塘 Jiàntáng) and has an area of 5.3 km² and an estimated population of 45 000.

Weixi Lisu Autonomous County (维西僳僳族自治县 Wéi Zìzhìxiàn) 4 661 km²

1 urban township, 9 rural townships (146 017):
保和镇 10703 永春乡 31731 攀天阁乡 14987 自济讯乡 22365 康普乡 10196 叶枝乡 10357 巴迪乡 7570 塔城乡 14974 中路乡 9990 维登乡 13144

Weixi is in Baohe urban township (
保和 Bǎo) and has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 9 000.

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