Ya'an

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Ya'an
—  Prefecture-level city  —
Chinese transliteration(s)
- Characters	雅安
- Pinyin	Yǎ'ān
View of Ya'an at night
Location of Ya'an City jurisdiction (yellow) within Sichuan
Coordinates: 29°59′N 103°00′E / 29.983, 103
Country	China
Province	Sichuan
Area
- Total	15,300 km² (5,907.4 sq mi)
Population
- Total	1,530,000
- Density	100/km² (259/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	625000
Area code(s)	0835
Website: http://www.yaan.gov.cn/

Ya'an (Chinese: 雅安; pinyin: Yǎ'ān; Wade-Giles: Ya-an) is a prefecture-level city in the western part of Sichuan province of the People's Republic of China.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Subdivisions 3 Notes 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Geography

It has an area of 15300 square kilometers and a population of 1,530,000.^[1]

Zhouhe and Tiaquan are among the county-level cities administered by Ya'an. Ya'an borders Tibetan ethnic areas to the west.

Previously known as Yazhou-fu, the city is first mentioned during the Zhou Dynasty (1122-255 BCE). It served as a county seat during the Qin and Han Dynasties, but was subsequently ruled by the Mongols. After being reintegrated into the Chinese Empire in the late 5th century, it was made the seat of the Ya Prefecture in 604. The modern Ya'an county was established in 1912.

[edit] Subdivisions

• Yucheng District (雨城区)
• Mingshan County (名山县)
• Yingjing County (荥经县)
• Hanyuan County (汉源县)
• Shimian County (石棉县)
• Tianquan County (天全县)
• Lushan County (芦山县)
• Baoxing County (宝兴县)

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• Encyclopaedia Britannica, 15th ed., 2005

[edit] External links

• Official website of Ya'an Government

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