Where is Litang County?

Litang County belongs to Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, which is located in the west of Sichuan Province and the southwest of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and belongs to the southeast edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Located at 99 19' ~ 100 56' east longitude and 28 57' ~ 30 43' north latitude, between Jinsha River and Yalong River, in the middle section of Hengduan Mountains, in the territory of Shah Lu.

Litang County borders Yajiang County in the east and Muli County, Daocheng County and Xiangcheng County in the south. Batang County in the west, White County and Xinlong County in the north, and Litang County are 215km north and south. The widest is 155km, and the total area is14351.8km2. ..

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Terrain of Litang County:

Litang county is dominated by hilly plateau and mountain plain, with some alpine valleys. Due to the uplift of orogeny, the terrain in the central part of the west fluctuates greatly, tilting to the southeast and northeast. The water system of mountains and rivers in the territory is north-south, with east-west arrangement, alternating mountains and rivers, and obvious vertical distribution of mountains.

The internal landform of Litang County is becoming more and more complex, and the formation of land presents obvious vertical zoning. From low to high, there are types such as Zhongshan and Gaoshan. In narrow valley, wide valley and top planation plane, there are terraces, multi-flat dams and alpine primitive types.

The main mountain range in Litang County is Shenni Peak, with an altitude of 6204 meters; Xiaozha Mountain is 5807 meters above sea level; Mount Meinong is 5780 meters above sea level; Kurgan Zhongshan, elevation 560 1 m.

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