Dêqên Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
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Dêqên Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 迪庆藏族自治州; Pinyin: Díqìng Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu; Tibetan - བདེ་ཆེན་བོད་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ་ / Bde-chen Bod-rigs rang-skyong khul) is an autonomous prefecture in Yunnan. It has an area of 23.870 km² and has its capital at Shangri-La County.
Population
According to the 2002 census, Dêqên has 353,518 inhabitants (population density: 14.81 inhabitants per km²).
Ethnic groups in Dêqên, 2000 census
| Nationality | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Tibetan | 117,099 | 33.12% |
| Lisu | 98,195 | 27.78% |
| Han | 57,928 | 16.39% |
| Naxi | 45,269 | 12.81% |
| Bai | 18,182 | 5.14% |
| Yi | 11,616 | 3.29% |
| Hui | 1,496 | 0.42% |
| Pumi | 1,496 | 0.42% |
| Miao | 1,434 | 0.41% |
| Nu | 241 | 0.07% |
| Derung | 137 | 0.04% |
| Others | 425 | 0.11% |
Subdivisions
Dêqên is divided into three counties and one autonomous county.
- Shangri-La County
- Deqen County
- *Weixi Lisu Autonomous County
Prefecture-level divisions of Yunnan
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| List of Yunnan County-level divisions |
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