Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture

Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture
Autonomous prefecture
Name transcription(s)
• Chinese	凉山彝族自治州 涼山彞族自治州 (Liángshān Yízú Zìzhìzhōu)
• Yi	ꆃꎭꆈꌠꊨꏦꏱꅉꍏ (niep sha nuo su zyt jie jux dde zho)
Clockwise from top left: Huidong County, Xide County, Yanyuan County, Ningnan County
Location of Liangshan Prefecture in Sichuan
Coordinates (Liangshan Prefecture government): 27°53′N 102°16′E / 27.88°N 102.27°E / 27.88; 102.27
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Sichuan
Prefecture seat	Xichang
Area
• Total	60,261 km2 (23,267 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	4,858,359
• Density	81/km2 (210/sq mi)
GDP[2]
• Total	CN¥ 131.5 billion US$ 21.1 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 28,276 US$ 4,540
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 code	CN-SC-34
Website	www.lsz.gov.cn

Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture^[a] is an autonomous prefecture occupying much of the southern extremity of Sichuan province, People's Republic of China. Its seat is Xichang. Liangshan covers an area of 60,261 km² (23,267 sq mi) and has over 4.8 million inhabitants as of 2020.^[1] It has the largest population of ethnic Yi (or Nosu) among China's prefectures. Liangshan contains a number of isolated villages high up on its cliffs, often known as "cliff villages".^[3]

Xichang has the Xichang Qingshan Airport and the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The prefecture also features a substantial network of railways for both passengers and freight.

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