Daocheng County
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| Daocheng County 稻城县 · འདབ་པ་ | |
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| County | |
  Daocheng County | |
| Coordinates: 28°46′N 100°19′E / 28.767°N 100.317°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Garzê |
| Township-level divisions |
2 towns 12 townships |
| County seat | Jinzhu (金珠镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,323 km2 (2,827 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,753 m (12,313 ft) |
| Population (2006) | 30,000 |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Daocheng County or Dapba in Tibetan (Tibetan: འདབ་པ་, ZYPY: Dabba Zong ; Chinese: 稻城县; pinyin: Dàochéng Xiàn), historically Daoba (simplified Chinese: 稻坝; traditional Chinese: 稻壩; pinyin: Dàobà), is a county of western Sichuan Province, China, located in the eastern Hengduan Mountains. It is under the administration of the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture with an overwhelmingly Tibetan population. Its latitude ranges from 27° 58' to 29° 30' N and longitude 99° 56' to 100° 36', and reaches 174 kilometres (108 mi) in north-south extent and 63 km (39 mi) in east-west width, with elevations ranging from 2,000 to 6,032 m (6,562 to 19,790 ft).
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