Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture

Liangshan 凉山 ꆃꎭ
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Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 凉山彝族自治州 ꆃꎭꆈꌠꊨꏦꏱꅉꍏ
Yi transcription(s)
– Yi script	ꆃꎭꆈꌠꊨꏦꏱꅉꍏ
– Yi romanisation	niep sha nuo su zyt jie jux dde zho
Location of Liangshan Prefecture (yellow) within Sichuan
Coordinates: 27°53′N 102°16′E / 27.883°N 102.267°E / 27.883; 102.267
Country	China
Province	Sichuan
Prefecture seat	Xichang
Area
– Total	60,423 km2 (23,329.5 sq mi)
Population (2009)
– Total	4,532,809
– Density	75/km2 (194.3/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Website	http://www.lsz.gov.cn/

Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture
Simplified Chinese	凉山彝族自治州
Traditional Chinese	涼山彝族自治州
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Liángshān Yízú Zìzhìzhōu
Commonly abbreviated as "Liangshan Prefecture"
Simplified Chinese	凉山州
Traditional Chinese	涼山州
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Liángshān Zhōu

Liangshan (Chinese: 凉山彝族自治州; pinyin: Liángshān Yízú Zìzhìzhōu; Yi: ꆃꎭ Niep Sha, pronounced [nɛ̀ʂā]), officially the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, is an autonomous prefecture in Sichuan, south central China whose capital is Xichang. Liangshan has an area of 60,423 km² and over 4.5 million inhabitants (2010). It is also has the largest population of ethnic Yi people in China.^{[clarification needed]}

Yi people came into Chinese and western history books as 罗罗 (Lolo) and 夷 in the beginning. After the Chinese Communist Party came into power in mainland China, the government changed the name from 罗罗 to 彝 since the old name was widely regarded as derogatory.

Subdivisions

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

Map
#	Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Yi	Population (2004 est.)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
1	Xichang City	西昌市	Xīchāng Shì	ꀒꎂꏃ	580,000	2,655	218
2	Yanyuan County	盐源县	Yányuán Xiàn	ꋂꂿꑤ	330,000	8,388	39
3	Dechang County	德昌县	Déchāng Xiàn	ꄓꍣꑤ	190,000	2,284	83
4	Huili County	会理县	Huìlǐ Xiàn	ꑌꄷꑤ	440,000	4,527	97
5	Huidong County	会东县	Huìdōng Xiàn	ꉼꄏꑤ	370,000	3,227	115
6	Ningnan County	宁南县	Níngnán Xiàn	ꆀꆆꑤ	180,000	1,667	108
7	Puge County	普格县	Pǔgé Xiàn	ꁌꐭꑤ	140,000	1,905	73
8	Butuo County	布拖县	Bùtuō Xiàn	ꀭꄮꑤ	140,000	1,685	83
9	Jinyang County	金阳县	Jīnyáng Xiàn	ꏁꇉꑤ	150,000	1,587	95
10	Zhaojue County	昭觉县	Zhāojué Xiàn	ꏪꐦꑤ	230,000	2,699	85
11	Xide County	喜德县	Xǐdé Xiàn	ꑝꅇꑤ	150,000	2,206	68
12	Mianning County	冕宁县	Miǎnníng Xiàn	ꍿꆈꑤ	340,000	4,423	77
13	Yuexi County	越西县	Yuèxī Xiàn	ꃺꄧꑤ	270,000	2,257	120
14	Ganluo County	甘洛县	Gānluò Xiàn	ꇤꇉꑤ	190,000	2,156	88
15	Meigu County	美姑县	Měigū Xiàn	ꂿꈬꑤ	190,000	2,573	74
16	Leibo County	雷波县	Léibō Xiàn	ꃀꁧꑤ	240,000	2,932	82
17	Muli Tibetan Autonomous County	木里藏族 自治县	Mùlǐ Zàngzú Zìzhìxiàn	ꃆꆹꀒꋤꊨꏦꏱꅉꑤ	130,000	13,252	10

Ethnic groups in Liangshan, 2010 census

Nationality	Population	Percentage
Yi people	2,226,755	49.13%
Han Chinese	2,155,357	47.55%
Tibetan	60,679 (2000)	1.49% (2000)
Mongols	27,277 (2000)	0.67% (2000)
Muslim Chinese	18,385 (2000)	0.45% (2000)
Miao	11,912 (2000)	0.29%
Lisu	9,121 (2000)	0.22% (2000)
Buyei	5,459 (2000)	0.13% (2000)
Nakhi	5,199 (2000)	0.13% (2000)
Others	8,751	0.22%

External links

• Official website of Liangshan Government