Li County, Gansu
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Li County or Lixian is an administrative division of the prefecture-level city of Longnan in southeastern Gansu, a northwestern province of China. The 2010 Chinese census found a population of 458,237, a decline of around 25,000 from the year 2000 but still placing it second in size within its prefecture.[1]
Li County
礼县 | |
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Coordinates: 34°06′03″N 104°58′37″E | |
Country | China |
Provinces | Gansu |
Prefecture-level city | Longnan |
County seat | Chengguan |
Area | |
• Total | 4,299.92 km2 (1,660.21 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 536,817 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Time zone | China Standard |
Postal code | 742200 |
Area code | 0939 |
Licence plate prefixes | 甘K |
Website | lixian |
The county seat is also known as Lixian, formerly romanized as Li Hsien. It is located at the confluence of the Western Han and Yanzi rivers, tributaries of the Jialing and Yangtze watersheds. Commanding a valley connecting the Yellow and Yangtze river systems, it was an important outpost of the Shang and Zhou dynasties and was the initial seat of the Ying family who later established the kingdom and empire of Qin.