Luding County
| Luding County | |
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| County | |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Characters | 泸定县 |
| • Pinyin | Lúdìng Xiàn |
Luding Bridge crossing the Dadu River
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.png) Location in Sichuan |
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 Luding County
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| Coordinates: 29°55′12″N 102°15′0″E / 29.92000°N 102.25000°ECoordinates: 29°55′12″N 102°15′0″E / 29.92000°N 102.25000°E | |
| 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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