Luding County
| Luding County 泸定县 · ལྕགས་ཟམ་རྫོང་། |
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| Luding Bridge crossing the Dadu River
Luding Bridge crossing the Dadu River
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.png) Location of Luding County (red) within Garzê Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Garzê |
| County seat | Luqiao Town (泸桥镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,165.35 km2 (836.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 86,234 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| • Major nationalities | Han - 78.2% Tibetan - 16.0% Yi - 4.8% |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 626100 |
| Area code(s) | 0836 |
| Website | www |
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.[1] Luding County covers an area of 2,165.35 km2 (836.05 sq mi), and has a population of 86,234 as of 2022.[1]
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Geography
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.[1]
The county is located within the Hengduan Mountains, within the southeastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau.[1] The town of Luqiao, the county seat, sits at an elevation of 1,321 metres (4,334 ft) above sea level.[1] The highest point in the county is Mount Gongga, along the southwestern border with Kangding.[1] Mount Erlang is also located on the county's edge.[1]
Administrative divisions
As of 2022, Luding County contains the following eight towns and one township:[2]
- Luqiao (泸桥镇), 19,459 inhabitants (2000),[citation needed] seat of the county government
- Lengqi (冷碛镇), 8,900 inhabitants (2000)[citation needed]
- Xinglong (兴隆镇), 9,522 inhabitants (2000)[citation needed]
- Moxi (磨西镇), 6,794 inhabitants (2000)[citation needed]
- Pengba (烹坝镇), 4,156 inhabitants (2000)[citation needed]
- Yanzigou (燕子沟镇) 4,568 inhabitants (2000)[citation needed]
- Detuo (得妥镇), 6,102 inhabitants (2000)[citation needed]
- Dewei (德威镇), 4,602 inhabitants (2000)[citation needed]
- Lan'an Township (岚安乡), 2,789 inhabitants (2000)[citation needed]
Former administrative divisions
- Tianba Township (田坝乡),[3] 4,124 inhabitants (2000)[citation needed]
- Chuni Township (杵坭乡),[3] 2,966 inhabitants (2000)[citation needed]
- Jiajun Township (加郡乡),[3] 3,873 inhabitants (2000)[citation needed]
- Xinxing township[citation needed]
Demographics
Luding County has a total population of 86,234 as of 2022,[1] up from approximately 80,000 at the end of 2004, and the 77,855 recorded in the 2000 Chinese Census.[citation needed]
Ethnic groups
Luding County has a supermajority Han Chinese population, but is home to a number of ethnic minorities, who constitute about 22% of the county's population.[1] The county's ethnic minorities include Tibetans, Yi, Qiang, Miao, Hui, Mongols, Tujia, Lisu, Manchus, Yao, Kam, Nakhi, Bouyei, Bai, Zhuang, and the Dai.[1]
The following table shows the ethnic composition of Luding County:
| 2000[citation needed] | 2022[1] | ||||
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| Ethnic Group | Population | Percentage | Ethnic Group | Population | Percentage |
| Han | 66,066 | 84.86% | Han | ~67,435 | 78.2% |
| Tibetan | 7,834 | 10.06% | Tibetan | ~13,797 | 16.0% |
| Yi | 3,424 | 4.4% | Yi | ~4,139 | 4.8% |
| Mongols | 253 | 0.32% | Mongols | N/A | N/A |
| Others | 278 | 0.36% | Others | 863 | 1.0% |
Transport
Climate
| Climate data for Luding (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.4 (74.1) |
29.4 (84.9) |
36.3 (97.3) |
35.5 (95.9) |
36.3 (97.3) |
36.3 (97.3) |
37.8 (100) |
36.1 (97) |
34.9 (94.8) |
30.6 (87.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
37.8 (100) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 12.2 (54) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.1 (82.6) |
25.0 (77) |
21.1 (70) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.3 (55.9) |
21.23 (70.21) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
8.9 (48) |
12.4 (54.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
21.1 (70) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.2 (54) |
7.8 (46) |
15.51 (59.92) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.8 (37) |
4.9 (40.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.2 (63) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
12.9 (55.2) |
8.6 (47.5) |
3.9 (39) |
11.61 (52.89) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
10.6 (51.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
9.9 (49.8) |
5.3 (41.5) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.8 (0.031) |
2.4 (0.094) |
18.2 (0.717) |
42.7 (1.681) |
72.4 (2.85) |
116.7 (4.594) |
140.3 (5.524) |
148.0 (5.827) |
86.4 (3.402) |
34.4 (1.354) |
7.6 (0.299) |
1.0 (0.039) |
670.9 (26.412) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 54 | 53 | 56 | 60 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 73 | 65 | 59 | 66.1 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[4] | |||||||||||||
References
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 National Bureau of Statistics Luding County, 2018 (Chinese)
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External links
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- Articles with unsourced statements from September 2022
- County-level divisions of Sichuan
- Populated places in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
