Kangding
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Location of the city of Kangding in the Garzê Autonomous District of the Tibetans in Sichuan.
Kangding ( Tibetan : དར་ རྩེ་ མདོ ། , transcription after Wylie : dar rtse mdo ; Chinese 康定 市 , Pinyin Kāngdìng Shì ), also known as Dartsedo , Darzêdo and Dardo , is an independent city in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous District in the northwest of the chinese province of sichuan . Its seat of government is the large municipality of Lucheng (Lúchéng 炉 城镇).
The newly built Kangding Airport started operations in May 2008.
Administrative structure
At the community level, the city consists of three large communities and eighteen communities . These are (pinyin / chin.):
- Lucheng 炉 城镇 municipality
- Guzan Municipality 姑 咱 镇
- Greater community Xinduqiao 新都桥镇
- Community Yala 雅拉乡
- Shiji Township 时 济 乡
- Qianxi Township 前 溪乡
- Community Shelian 舍联乡
- Maibeng municipality 麦 崩 乡
- Municipality Sanhe 三合乡
- Community Jintang 金汤乡
- Community Pengta 捧塔乡
- Parish Shade 沙德 乡
- Municipality Mount Gongga 贡嘎山乡
- Community Pusharong 普沙绒乡
- Jini Township 吉 居 乡
- Community Waze 瓦泽乡
- Community Xiaba 呷巴乡
- Community Jiagenba 甲根坝乡
- Community Pengbuxi 朋布西乡
- Community Tagong 塔公乡
- Community Kongyu 孔玉乡
Ethnic breakdown of the population (2000)
In the 2000 census, Kangding had 109,349 inhabitants.
| Name of the people | Residents | proportion of |
|---|---|---|
| Tibetans | 69,431 | 63.49% |
| Han | 37,973 | 34.73% |
| Hui | 845 | 0.77% |
| Yi | 477 | 0.44% |
| Qiang | 201 | 0.18% |
| Mongols | 108 | 0.1% |
| Tujia | 69 | 0.06% |
| Manju | 66 | 0.06% |
| Bai | 44 | 0.04% |
| Miao | 39 | 0.04% |
| Others | 96 | 0.09% |
Web links
Commons : Kangding - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Coordinates: 30 ° 1 ′ N , 101 ° 40 ′ E