Litang County

Litang County is southwest of , in , China, in the traditional Tibetan region of . It contains 7 towns and a population of more than 60,000 in 2020.
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  • Type: City with 30,100 residents
  • Description: county in Garzê, Sichuan, China
  • Also known as: Li-t’ang Hsien”, “Litang”, “litang xian”, and “Litang Xian

Places of Interest

Highlights include Litang Monastery.

Photo: 一统江湖, Public domain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Litang and Cunge Township.

, also Lithang, formally known as Gaocheng Town, is the county seat of County, in western Sichuan Province, south-west . is a bustling little place with colorful street life thanks to the nomadic shepherds and Tibetan people coming here to sell and buy their products.

Town
Cunge is a township in Litang County, , , . In 2010, had a total population of 2,663: 1,364 males and 1,299 females: 787 aged under 14, 1,783 aged between 15 and 65 and 139 aged over 65.

Litang County

Latitude
29.9876° or 29° 59′ 15″ north
Longitude
100.2668° or 100° 16′ 1″ east
Population
30,100
Elevation
4,067 metres (13,343 feet)
Open location code
7PX2X7Q8+2P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4464321648
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
1803228
Wiki­data ID
Q1014399
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Wu Chinese—“Litang County” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: Літанг
  • Chinese: Lí-tn̂g-koān
  • Chinese: 理化縣
  • Chinese: 理塘
  • Chinese: 理塘县
  • Chinese: 理塘縣
  • Czech: Li-tchang
  • Danish: Litang
  • Dutch: Litang (arrondissement)
  • Dutch: Litang
  • French: Comte de Litang
  • French: Comté De Litang
  • French: Litang
  • French: Lithang
  • French: xian de Litang
  • French: Xian de Litang
  • Gan Chinese: 理塘县
  • German: Litang
  • German: Lithang
  • Italian: Contea di Litang
  • Japanese: リタン
  • Japanese: 理塘
  • Japanese: 理塘県
  • Korean: 리탕현
  • Min Nan Chinese: Lí-tn̂g-koān
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Litang
  • Norwegian: Litang
  • Persian: لیتانگ
  • Portuguese: Litang
  • Russian: Литанг
  • Spanish: Litang
  • Swedish: Litang
  • Tibetan: ལི་ཐང་རྫོང་།
  • Ukrainian: Літанг
  • Vietnamese: Lý Đường, Garzê
  • Vietnamese: Lý Đường
  • Wu Chinese: 理塘县

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as 无量河社区 and 扎西村.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 理塘县藏医院 and Stupa Garden.

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