Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture

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Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture
—  Prefecture  —
Yi transliteration(s)
 - Yi script ꆃꎭ
 - Yi Niep Sha
Chinese transliteration(s)
 - Chinese 凉山彝族自治州
 - Pinyin Liángshān Yízú Zìzhìzhōu
Location of Liangshan Prefecture (yellow) within Sichuan
Location of Liangshan Prefecture (yellow) within Sichuan
Country China
Province Sichuan
Area
 - Total 60,423 km² (23,329.5 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 - Total 4,100,000
 - Density 67.9/km² (175.7/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Website: http://www.lsz.gov.cn/

Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 凉山彝族自治州 ; pinyin: Liángshān Yízú Zìzhìzhōu; Yi: ꆃꎭ Niep Sha, pronounced [nɛ̀ʂā]) 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 people in China.

[edit] Subdivisions

Liangshan directly controls 1 county-level city, 15 counties, and 1 autonomous county.

[edit] Ethnic groups in Liangshan, 2000 census

Nationality Population Percentage
Han 2,121,231 51.97%
Yi people 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%
Buyei 5,459 0.13%
Nakhi 5,199 0.13%
Others 8,751 0.22%

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