Which province and city is Daocheng in?

Daocheng is located in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province.

Daocheng, namely Daocheng, is located in the southwest of Sichuan Province, south of Ganzi Prefecture, at the junction of three states and five counties in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, with an area of 7,323 square kilometers and an altitude of 3,750 meters, making it the fourth highest county in Sichuan Province. Daocheng belongs to Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, China. The county governs 8 townships, 5 towns, 89 administrative villages and 3 communities, with a permanent population of 33,000, of which the Tibetan population accounts for about 92%.

The ethnic groups in Daocheng County are mainly Tibetans, accounting for more than 96%, as well as Yi, Han, Qiang, Miao, Hui, Mongolian, Tujia, Lisu, Manchu, Yao, Dong, Naxi, Buyi, Bai, Zhuang and Dai.

Climatic and Hydrological Characteristics of Daocheng County

Climate: Daocheng County is located in a subtropical climate zone. Influenced by the complex topography of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, it shows the characteristics of plateau climate and continental climate, belonging to plateau monsoon climate. The weather is sunny and sunny most of the year, and the effective illumination is about 1750 hours, with rainy summer and rainy afternoon.

Hydrological characteristics: There are three rivers in Daocheng County-Daocheng River, Songka River and Dongyi River. The tributaries are Julong River and Echu River, all of which flow into Shuiluo River in Muli County and into Jinsha River, belonging to Jinsha River water system. The source of Daocheng River is located at the southern foot of Haizi Mountain, with developed tributaries, wide terraces and long flow 104 km. At the northern foot of Apollowa Mountain at the source of Songkhla River, the flow length is121km; Dongyi River originates from the southern foot of Chushan, with a total length of11km.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Daocheng County