What are the names of the 13 counties in Aba Prefecture?

The 13 counties in Aba Prefecture are: Maerkang City, Jiuzhaigou County, Xiaojin County, Aba County, Ruoergai County, Hongyuan County, Rangtang County, Wenchuan County, Li County, Mao County, Songpan County, Jinchuan County, Heishui County.

1. Wenchuan County

Wenchuan County belongs to the Aba Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province. It is located on the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, northwest Sichuan Province, and is located in the northwest Sichuan Plateau and the southeastern part of the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. , 84 kilometers wide from east to west, 105 kilometers long from north to south, with a total area of ??4084 square kilometers, and the county seat is 1236 meters above sea level.

It is 146 kilometers away from the provincial capital Chengdu in the south and 202 kilometers away from the state capital Malkang in the north. It has obvious location advantages and convenient transportation. It governs 8 towns of Weizhou, Mianhui, Yingxiu, Xuankou, Shuimo, Wolong, Sanjiang and Gengda, and 4 townships of Longxi, Keku, Yanmen and Ginkgo.

2. Li County

Li County is located on the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, southeast of the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, at 30°54′-31°12′ north latitude and 102°32 east longitude. ′-103°30′. It borders Maoxian County and Heishui in the northeast, Xiaojin in the southwest, Wenchuan in the southeast, and Malkang and Hongyuan in the northwest. It is 202 kilometers away from the provincial capital Chengdu, 193 kilometers away from the state capital Malkang, and the county seat is 1,888 meters above sea level.

3. Mao County

Mao County is a county under the jurisdiction of the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province. It is located in the northwest of Sichuan Province and the southeastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the southeast of the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. The geographical coordinates are East longitude 102°56′～104°10′, north latitude 31°25′～32°16′, spanning the upper mountain valleys of Minjiang River and Fujiang River, 116.62 kilometers long from east to west, 93.73 kilometers wide from north to south, with an area of ??3903.28 square kilometers. .

4. Songpan County

Songpan County is a county under the jurisdiction of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province. Located on the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, in the northeastern part of the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, it has an administrative area of ??8,486 square kilometers, a population of 74,945 people (2015), and jurisdiction over 2 towns and 23 townships. The county people's government is stationed in Anzhen.

5. Jiuzhaigou County

Jiuzhaigou County is part of the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province. It is located on the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and in the northeast of Aba Prefecture. It borders Wen County, Zhouqu County and Diebu County of Gansu Province to the east and north, and Zoige County, Pingwu County and Songpan County of Sichuan Province to the west and south.

6. Jinchuan County

Jinchuan County, formerly known as Jinghua County, is located in the northwest Sichuan Plateau, southwest of the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, on the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, on the upper reaches of the Dadu River, and belongs to Sichuan Aba Prefecture. Jinchuan County is named after the river Dajinchuan (the upper reaches of the Dadu River), which is named after the gold mines in the mountains along the river.

7. Xiaojin County

Xiaojin County is a county under the jurisdiction of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province. The hidden name Zanla means fierce god. It is named after Xiaojinchuan in the territory. Xiaojin County is located on the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, in the northwest of Sichuan Province and in the south of the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. It borders Wenchuan County to the east, Danba County of Garze Prefecture to the west, Baoxing County of Ya'an City to the south, and Markang County to the north.

8. Heishui County

Heishui is located in the eastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, in the central part of the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. It is connected to Songpan in the north, Hongyuan and Maoxian in the east and west, and adjacent to Hongyuan and Maoxian in the south. It is connected to Li County and Markang in the southwest, 284 kilometers away from the provincial capital Chengdu, and the county seat is 2,350 meters above sea level. The hidden name of Heishui is "Cuoqu", which means "water of pig iron". The Heishui River is a tributary of the upper reaches of the Minjiang River. There are 99 small black water rivers, Maolgai rivers and gullies.

9. Malkang City (formerly Malkang County)

Markang City (formerly Malkang County) is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, and is also the capital of the state. In Tibetan, it means "a place of strong fire", which by extension means "a place of prosperity". Malkang was established based on the four chieftain territories of Zhuokeji, Songgang, Dangba and Suomo among the original Jiarong 18 chieftains. It is also known as the "Four Lands Area".

10. Rangtang

Rangtang is located at 100°31′～101°29′ east longitude and 31°29′～32°41′ north latitude. It is located in the eastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The upper reaches of the crossing river is in the west of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province. The county borders Malkang City and Aba County in the east and northeast, Jinchuan County in the south, and faces Seda County, Luhuo County and Daofu County in Garze Prefecture in the west and south. It borders Banma County, Qinghai Province to the north. The county seat is 3285 meters above sea level.

11. Aba County

Aba County is located on the southeastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, at the intersection of the three provinces of Sichuan, Gansu and Qinghai. Tang County borders seven counties including Maqu County in Gansu Province, Jiuzhi County and Banma County in Qinghai Province. It is an important transportation hub from the mainland to the northwest. It is an important commercial center and material distribution center. Counties that are run concurrently are typical old, young, border, poor and diseased areas.

The terrain within the county is complex, with the terrain gradually sloping from northwest to southeast. The county seat is 3,290 meters above sea level, the highest altitude is 5,154 meters, and the lowest altitude is 2,936 meters. The runoff belongs to the two major river systems of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, and it belongs to the cold temperate zone of the plateau. It has a semi-humid monsoon climate with no obvious four seasons, a large temperature difference between day and night, a short frost-free period, strong solar radiation, and an average annual temperature of 4°C.

12. Ruoergai County

Ruoergai County belongs to the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. It is located on the northeastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and in the north of Sichuan Province. It is the northern gate from Sichuan to the northwest provinces. Geographically The coordinates are between 102°08′ and 103°39′ east longitude and 32°56′ and 34°19′ north latitude.

It borders Maqu County, Luqu County, Zhuoni County, Diebu County in Gansu Province and Aba County, Hongyuan County, Songpan County and Jiuzhaigou County in Aba Prefecture respectively. The Yellow River and the Yangtze River divide the watershed. It is divided into east and west parts. The maximum distance between east-west and north-south is about 150 kilometers. It is 475.3 kilometers away from Lanzhou, 322.4 kilometers away from Ma'erkang, the state capital, and 469.2 kilometers away from Chengdu in the south. The county seat is 3,406 meters above sea level.

13. Hongyuan is located in the eastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, in the central part of the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, bordering Zoige County to the north, Songpan, Aba, and Heishui County to the east and west, and Malkang City and Li County to the south. Connected, the geographical coordinates are 31°50'～33°22' north latitude, 101°51'～103°23' east longitude. It is 450 kilometers away from Chengdu in the south and 640 kilometers away from Lanzhou in the north. The county seat is 3504 meters above sea level.

Extended information:

The 5.12 Wenchuan earthquake occurred at 14:28:04 on May 12, 2008 (Monday), Beijing time (UTC+8). According to According to data from the Earthquake Administration of the People's Republic of China, the surface wave magnitude of this earthquake reached 8.0Ms on the Richter scale, and the moment magnitude reached 8.3Mw (according to the United States Geological Survey, the moment magnitude was 7.9Mw), and the seismic intensity reached 11 degrees.

The seismic waves of this earthquake have been confirmed to have circled the earth six times. The earthquake affected most of China and many countries and regions in Asia. It was felt as far as Liaoning in the north, Shanghai in the east, Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand, Vietnam in the south, and Pakistan in the west.

The May 12 Wenchuan Earthquake severely damaged an area of ??more than 100,000 square kilometers, of which ***10 counties (cities) were in extremely severely affected areas and 41 counties (cities) were in relatively severe disaster areas. The general disaster area covers 186 counties (cities).

As of 12:00 on September 18, 2008, the May 12 Wenchuan Earthquake caused 69,227 deaths, 374,643 injuries, and 17,923 missing people. It is the most destructive force since the founding of the People's Republic of China. The largest earthquake, it was also the earthquake with the most serious casualties after the Tangshan earthquake.

The 10 counties (cities) in the extremely severely affected areas are: Wenchuan County (epicenter), Maoxian, Beichuan County, Anxian, Pingwu County, Mianzhu City, Shifang City, Dujiangyan City, and Pengzhou City, Qingchuan County.

Reference materials: Official website-Aba Prefecture People’s Government-Aba Prefecture Information