Luding County (simplified Chinese: 泸定县; traditional Chinese: 瀘定縣; pinyin: Lúdìng Xiàn), also known via its Tibetan name as Chagsam or Jagsam (Tibetan: ལྕགས་ཟམ་རྫོང་།, Wylie: lcags zam rdzong, ZYPY: Jagsam Zong), is a county located in the southeast of the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan province, China.[1] Luding County covers an area of 2,165.35 km2 (836.05 sq mi), and has a population of 86,234 as of 2022.[1]
Luding County is bordered by Tianquan County, Yingjing County, and Hanyuan County to the east, Shimian County to the south, and Kangding to the west and north.[1]
The county is located within the Hengduan Mountains, within the southeastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau.[1] The town of Luqiao, the county seat, sits at an elevation of 1,321 metres (4,334 ft) above sea level.[1] The highest point in the county is Mount Gongga, along the southwestern border with Kangding.[1] Mount Erlang is also located on the county's edge.[1]
As of 2022, Luding County contains the following eight towns and one township:[4]
Luding County has a total population of 86,234 as of 2022,[1] up from approximately 80,000 at the end of 2004, and the 77,855 recorded in the 2000 Chinese Census.[citation needed]
Luding County has a supermajority Han Chinese population, but is home to a number of ethnic minorities, who constitute about 22% of the county's population.[1] The county's ethnic minorities include Tibetans, Yi, Qiang, Miao, Hui, Mongols, Tujia, Lisu, Manchus, Yao, Kam, Nakhi, Bouyei, Bai, Zhuang, and the Dai.[1]
The following table shows the ethnic composition of Luding County:
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