Yanbian County (simplified Chinese: 盐边县; traditional Chinese: 鹽邊縣; pinyin: Yánbiān Xiàn) is located in the northwest of Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province, China and the lower reaches of the Yalong River. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Panzhihua. The name of Yanbian County is named because of its geographical location on the edge of Yanyuan County. With a total area of 3,269 square kilometers, the population in 2020 was 178,797, and the demographics were Han, Yi, Miao and other ethnic groups.
Administrative divisions
Yanbian County comprises 6 towns, 2 townships and 4 ethnic townships:
- towns
- Tongzilin Town 桐子林镇
- Hongge Town 红格镇
- Yumen Town 渔门镇
- Yongxing Town 永兴镇
- Xinjiu Town 新九镇
- Huimin Town 惠民镇
- townships
- Gonghe Township 共和乡
- Guosheng Township 国胜乡
- ethnic townships
- Hongguo Yi Ethnic Township 红果彝族乡
- Hongbao Miao and Yi Ethnic Township 红宝苗族彝族乡
- Wenquan Yi Ethnic Township 温泉彝族乡
- Gesala Yi Ethnic Township 格萨拉彝族乡
Climate
References
External links
- Official website of Yanbian County Government
