Meigu County
County in Sichuan, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Meigu County (Chinese: 美姑县; Yi: ꂿꈬꑤ) is a part of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the south of Sichuan province. Located in the northeast of Liangshan Prefecture, it has a major concentration of the Nuosu or Yi people. The county is largely mountainous. It is a poor area and much of the land has been deforested in the past 50 years.[citation needed]
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Meigu County
美姑县 · ꂿꈬꑤ | |
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Coordinates: 28°19′44″N 103°07′55″E | |
Country | China |
Province | Sichuan |
Autonomous prefecture | Liangshan |
County seat | Bapu Town |
Area | |
• Total | 2,573 km2 (993 sq mi) |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 238,624 |
• Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Website | www |
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Simplified Chinese | 美姑县 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 美姑縣 | ||||||
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Yi | ꂿꈬꑤ Romanisation: mo ggu xiep | ||||||
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Many bimo practitioner live in this county, and it is home to the Cultural Centre for Bimo Studies.