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Liangshan Yi Autonomous Region (simplified Chinese: 凉山彝族自治州 ; pinyin: Liángshān Yízú Zìzhìzhōu; Yi: ꆃꎭ/Niep Sha; in IPA: [nɛ21ʂa33]) ) is an autonomous prefecture in Sichuan whose capital is Xichang. Liangshan has an area of 60.423 km² and over 4.1 million inhabitants (2002). It is also has the largest population of ethnic Yi in China.
[edit] Subdivisions
Liangshan directly controls 1 county-level city, 15 counties, and 1 autonomous county.
- County-level city: Xichang
- Counties: Yanyuan county, Dechang County, Huidong County, Ningnan County, Puge County, Butuo County, Jinyang County, Zhaojue County, Xide county, Mianning County, Yuexi County, Ganluo County, Meigu County, Leibo County, Huili County.
- autonomous county: Muli Tibetan Autonomous County
[edit] Ethnic groups in Liangshan, 2000 census
| Nationality |
Population |
Percentage |
| Han |
2,121,231 |
51.97% |
| Yi |
1,813,683 |
44.43% |
| Tibetan |
60,679 |
1.49% |
| Mongols |
27,277 |
0.67% |
| Hui |
18,385 |
0.45% |
| Miao |
11,912 |
0.29% |
| Lisu |
9,121 |
0.22% |
| Bouyei |
5,459 |
0.13% |
| Naxi |
5,199 |
0.13% |
| Others |
8,751 |
0.22% |
