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Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 凉山彝族自治州 ; pinyin: Liángshān Yízú Zìzhìzhōu; Yi: ꆃꎭ Niep Sha, pronounced [nɛ̀ʂā]) is an autonomous prefecture in Sichuan whose capital is Xichang. Liangshan has an area of 60,423 km² and over 4.1 million inhabitants (2002). It is also has the largest population of ethnic Yi people in China.
[edit] Subdivisions
Liangshan directly controls 1 county-level city, 15 counties, and 1 autonomous county.
[edit] Ethnic groups in Liangshan, 2000 census
| Nationality |
Population |
Percentage |
| Han |
2,121,231 |
51.97% |
| Yi people |
1,813,683 |
44.43% |
| Tibetan |
60,679 |
1.49% |
| Mongols |
27,277 |
0.67% |
| Hui |
18,385 |
0.45% |
| Miao |
11,912 |
0.29% |
| Lisu |
9,121 |
0.22% |
| Buyei |
5,459 |
0.13% |
| Nakhi |
5,199 |
0.13% |
| Others |
8,751 |
0.22% |
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