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Luding County

Luding County
County
Chinese transcription(s)
 • Characters 泸定县
 • Pinyin Lúdìng Xiàn
Luding Bridge crossing the Dadu River
Luding Bridge crossing the Dadu River
Location in Sichuan
Location in Sichuan
Luding County is located in China
Luding County
Luding County
Location in China
Coordinates: 29°55′12″N 102°15′0″E / 29.92000°N 102.25000°E / 29.92000; 102.25000Coordinates: 29°55′12″N 102°15′0″E / 29.92000°N 102.25000°E / 29.92000; 102.25000
Country China
Province Sichuan
Prefecture Garzê
County seat Luqiao Town (泸桥镇)
Area
 • Total 2,165 km2 (836 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 • Total 80,000
 • Density 37/km2 (96/sq mi)
 • Major nationalities Han - 84.86%
Tibetan - 10.06%
Yi - 4.4%
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 626100
Area code(s) 0836
Website http://www.luding.gov.cn

Luding County (Tibetan: ལྕགས་ཟམ།, Chagsam; Chinese: 泸定县; pinyin: Lúdìng Xiàn, Tibetan Jagsamka) is a part of the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the Chinese Province of Sichuan. 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.

Luding County contains four towns and eight townships:

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


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