Mao County

Mao County
County
Chinese transcription(s)
• Simplified Chinese	茂县
• Pinyin	Mào Xiàn
Diexi Lake, in Diexi
Mao County in Ngawa, Sichuan
Mao County Location in China
Coordinates: 31°50′N 103°30′E / 31.833°N 103.500°E / 31.833; 103.500Coordinates: 31°50′N 103°30′E / 31.833°N 103.500°E / 31.833; 103.500
Country	China
Province	Sichuan
Prefecture	Ngawa
County seat	Fengyi (凤仪镇)
Area
• Total	3,903 km2 (1,507 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	106,700
• Density	27/km2 (71/sq mi)
• Major nationalities	Qiang-88.9% Han,, Tibetan
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	623200
Area code(s)	0837

Mao County or Maoxian (Chinese: 茂县; pinyin: Mào Xiàn) is a county in Ngawa Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China.

It has an area of 3,903 and a population of 106,700 as of 2006.^[1] 88.9% of the population are Qiang people.^[2] The county seat is Fengyi (凤仪镇).^[3]

Natural disasters

In 1933 an earthquake occurred near Diexi, Mao County.

In 2017 a landslide occurred in Xinmo Village (新磨村) in Mao County.^[4]

Administrative divisions

Mao County has 3 towns and 18 townships:

• Towns:
  • Fengyi (凤仪镇)
  • Nanxin (南新镇)
  • Diexi (叠溪镇)
• Townships:
  • Weimen (渭门乡)
  • Yonghe (永和乡)
  • Goukou (沟口乡)
  • Guangming (光明乡)
  • Fushun (富顺乡)
  • Tumen (土门乡)
  • Dongxing (东兴乡)
  • Heihu (黑虎乡)
  • Feihong (飞虹乡)
  • Huilong (回龙乡)
  • Sanlong (三龙乡)
  • Baixi (白溪乡)
  • Wadi (洼底乡)
  • Shidaguan (石大关乡)
  • Taiping (太平乡)
  • Songpinggou (松坪沟乡)
  • Qugu (曲谷乡)
  • Yadu (雅都乡)

Transport

• China National Highway 213

References