Liping, Gansu
Liping
黎坪乡 | |
|---|---|
  Liping  Liping | |
| Coordinates: 33°11′00″N 104°53′17″E / 33.1832465°N 104.8881326°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Longnan |
| County | Wen |
| Area | |
• Total | 171 km2 (66 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 13,024 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| • Tibetan | 591 |
| • Hui | 61 |
Liping (黎坪镇) is a town in Wen County, Gansu, China.[1] In 2008 it had a population of 13,024. The township's administrative centre is in Lijiaba village (李家坝), and it governs over 22 administrative villages.[2] In 2016 it was upgraded from township to town.[3]
The town is named after pear orchards in the area, which was reflected in its original name, also Liping but written as 梨坪乡. It was established in 1949. The township has a small minority of Tibetan and/or Baima (who are officially counted as Tibetan), and Hui inhabitants.[2][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "2006甘肃农村年鉴_黎坪乡 - 统计年鉴分享平台" [2006 Gansu Rural Yearbook]. www.yearbookchina.com. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
- ^ a b "文县黎坪乡_行政区划网(区划地名网) www.xzqh.org". www.xzqh.org. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
- ^ 甘肃省民政厅关于陇南市徽县银杏树乡等19个乡撤乡改镇的批复（甘民复〔2016〕1号）
- ^ 中国少數民族 (in Chinese). 中国人民大学书报资料社. 1989.
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