Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture

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

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Area:

  • 60,423 km² (23329 mi² )

Population:

  • 4,100,000
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