Li County, Sichuan

Li County
County
Chinese transcription(s)
• Simplified Chinese	理县
• Pinyin	Lǐ Xiàn
Li County in Ngawa, Sichuan
Li County Location in China
Coordinates: 31°25′N 103°10′E / 31.417°N 103.167°E / 31.417; 103.167Coordinates: 31°25′N 103°10′E / 31.417°N 103.167°E / 31.417; 103.167
Country	China
Province	Sichuan
Prefecture	Ngawa
Area
• Total	4,318 km2 (1,667 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	42,494
• Density	9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)
• Major nationalities	Tibetan - 47.99% Qiang - 31.95% Han - 19.49%
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)

Li County or Lixian (Chinese 理县; pinyin: Lǐ Xiàn) is a county in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China. China National Highway G317 and the Zagunao River run through the whole territory.

On May 12, 2008, the area was affected by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

Li County is located from 30°54′43″N 102°32′46″E / 30.91194°N 102.54611°E / 30.91194; 102.54611 (30.911944°, 102.546111°) to 31°12′12″N 103°30′30″E / 31.20333°N 103.50833°E / 31.20333; 103.50833 (31.203333°, 103.508333°).

The county had a population of 42,494 in 1999.

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