Linxia County
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Linxia County 临夏县 |
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| County | |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 临夏县 |
| • Pinyin | Línxià Xiàn |
Linxia County's northern shore, seen from a Liujiaxia Reservoir ferryboat
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 Linxia County
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| Coordinates (county seat): 35°30′N 103°00′E / 35.500°N 103.000°ECoordinates: 35°30′N 103°00′E / 35.500°N 103.000°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Autonomous prefecture | Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture |
| County seat | Hanji Town (韩集镇) |
| Government | |
| • County Communist Party Secretary | Wei Hesheng (魏贺生) |
| • Mayor and Deputy Communist Party Secretary | Ma Zhengye (马正业) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,212.4 km2 (468.1 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 4,613 m (15,135 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1,735 m (5,692 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 375,162 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 731800 |
| Website | linxiaxian.gov.cn |
Linxia County (simplified Chinese: 临夏县; traditional Chinese: 臨夏縣; pinyin: Línxià Xiàn; Wade–Giles: Lin-hsia Hsien, Xiao'erjing: لٍ ﺷﯿَا ﺷِﯿًﺎ) is a county in the Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, province of Gansu of the People's Republic of China.
Linxia County is located in central and south-western parts of the Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, extending from the shores of Liujiaxia Reservoir in the north (at 1735 m elevation above the sea level, the lowest part of the county), to Taizu Mountains in the south and Dalijia Mountain (达里加山) (at 4613 m elevation above the sea level, the highest point in the county) in the west.
The county's river network is formed primarily by small rivers that flow to the northeast and north from the mountains that line the county's southwestern border toward the Yellow River (i.e., these days, the Liujiaxia Reservoir) near the northern end of the county. The largest of these rivers is the Daxia River (大夏河), which flows from the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture to cross Linxia County. The river's lower course forms the border between Linxia County and the neighboring Dongxiang Autonomous County to the east. It forms a large bay at its outfall into the Liujiaxia Reservoir.
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