Diexi, Mao County

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Diexi
Town
Chinese transcription(s)
  Characters 叠溪
  Pinyin Diéxī
Diexi
Diexi
Location in China
Coordinates: 32°0′N 103°42′E / 32.000°N 103.700°E / 32.000; 103.700Coordinates: 32°0′N 103°42′E / 32.000°N 103.700°E / 32.000; 103.700
Country China
Province Sichuan
Prefecture Ngawa
County Mao County
Population (2000)
  Total 2,697
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)

Diexi (Chinese: 叠溪; Pinyin: Diéxī) is a town in Mao County, Ngawa Prefecture, Sichuan, China. As of 2000, it has a population of 2,697.[1]

The old town of Diexi was totally destroyed in the 1933 Diexi earthquake and sank into Diexi Lake.

References

  1. (Chinese) Profile of Mao County, visited on May 25, 2008.


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