Luding County is a part of the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture in Sichuan whose capital is Kangding . It is sometimes spelled as "Kardze" by non-government sources....

 in the Chinese

People's Republic of China

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 Province of Sichuan

Sichuan

' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...

. Luding County covers an area of 2,165 km² and has a population of approximately 80,000 (at the end of 2004). The census in the year 2000 recorded a population of 77,855.

Administrative divisions

Luding County contains four towns

Town (China)

When referring to political divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese 鎮 . It is a fourth-level administrative unit, i.e...

 and eight townships

Townships of the People's Republic of China

Townships formally township level divisions is the basic level of political divisions in China. They are similar to municipalities and communes in other countries and in turn may contain village committees and villages...

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• Luqiao
  Luqiao
  Luqiao may refer to the following places in China:*Luqiao District , Taizhou, Zhejiang*Luqiao, Dingyuan County , town in Dingyuan County, Anhui*Luqiao, Weishan County, Shandong , town in Weishan County, Shandong...
  
   Town (泸桥镇), 19,459 inhabitants (2000), seat of the county government;
• Lengqi
  Lengqi
  Lengqi is a town in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan, China....
  
   Town (冷碛镇), 8,900 inhabitants (2000);
• Xinglong
  Xinglong, Sichuan
  Xinglong, Sichuan is a town in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan, China....
  
   Town (兴隆镇), 9,522 inhabitants (2000);
• Moxi Town (磨西镇), 6,794 inhabitants (2000);
• Lan'an
  Lan'an
  Lan'an is a town in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan, China....
  
   Township (岚安乡), 2,789 inhabitants (2000);
• Pengba
  Pengba
  Pengba is a town in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan, China....
  
   Township (烹坝乡), 4,156 inhabitants (2000);
• Tianba
  Tianba
  Tianba is a town in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan, China....
  
   Township (田坝乡), 4,124 inhabitants (2000);
• Chuni
  Chuni, Sichuan
  Chuni, Sichuan is a town in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan, China....
  
   Township (杵坭乡), 2,966 inhabitants (2000);
• Jiajun
  Jiajun
  Jiajun is a town in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan, China....
  
   Township (加郡乡), 3,873 inhabitants (2000);
• Dewei
  Dewei
  Dewei is a town in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan, China....
  
   Township (德威乡), 4,602 inhabitants (2000);
• Xinxing
  Xinxing (Luding)
  Xinxing is a town in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan, China....
  
   Township (新兴乡), 4,568 inhabitants (2000);
• Detuo
  Detuo
  Detuo is a town in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan, China....
  
   Township (得妥乡), 6,102 inhabitants (2000)

Ethnic Composition of the Population of Luding County (2000)

A Census in the year 2000 counted 77,855 inhabitants in total.

Ethnic Group	Inhabitants	Portion
Han	66,066	84.86%
Tibetan	7,834	10.06%
Yi Yi Yi may mean:* Yi , a letter of the Ukrainian alphabet* Yi , a text editor written in Haskell* Serbia and Montenegro * Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, and its sequel, Yoshi's Island DS...	3,424	4.4%
Mongols Mongols Mongols ) are a Central-East Asian ethnic group that lives mainly in the countries of Mongolia, China, and Russia. In China, ethnic Mongols can be found mainly in the central north region of China such as Inner Mongolia...	253	0.32%
Others	278	0.36%

External links

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