Where is Lintan?

Lintan County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province

Overview

Lintan County is located in the south of Gansu Province, on the upper reaches of the Tao River. The total area is 1557 square kilometers. The total population is 150,000 (2004).

The County People’s Government is located in Chengguan Town, Postal Code: 747500. Code: 623021. Area code: 0941. Pinyin: Lintan Xian.

Administrative divisions

Lintan County governs 3 towns, 13 townships, and 3 ethnic townships: Chengguan Town, Xincheng Town, Yeliguan Town, Shubu Township, and Guzhan Township Hui Township, Zhuoluo Hui Township, Changchuan Hui Township, Yangyong Township, Liushun Township, Biandu Township, Dianzi Township, Xinbao Township, Zongzhai Township, Sancha Township, Longyuan Township, Chenqi Township, Shimen Township, Yangsha Township, Bajiao Township.

Historical evolution

Lintan County was established in the Tang Dynasty. It is said that the county is located near a pond, hence its name. Taozhou Office was established in the Qing Dynasty, and Lintan County was restored in 1913. According to "Yuanhe County Chronicles", the east, west, and north sides of the county lie on the Tao River, which makes it look like Lintan, hence its name.

In 2000, Lintan County governed 1 town, 18 townships, 1 town, 15 townships, and 3 ethnic townships: Chengguan Town, Shubu Township, Guzhan Hui Township, and Changchuan Hui Township. , Zongzhai Township, Liushun Township, Yangyong Township, Xincheng Township, Biandu Township, Xinbao Township, Dianzi Township, Shimen Township, Sancha Township, Chenqi Township, Yangsha Township, Yeliguan Township, Bajiao Township , Longyuan Township, Zhuoluo Hui Township. According to the fifth census data: the total population of the county is 141,030, including the population of each township (person): Chengguan Town 21,316 Shubu Township 3,746 Guzhan Township 5,439 Zhuoluo Township 2,258 Changchuan Township 9,263 Yangyong Township 8,077 Liushun Township 8,623 Xincheng Township 11593 Biandu Township 9255 Dianzi Township 4694 Xinbao Township 4220 Zongzhai Township 4883 Sancha Township 3597 Longyuan Township 4540 Chenqi Township 10001 Shimen Township 8204 Yangsha Township 6449 Yeli Meixiang 9585 Bajiao Township 5287.

Geographical location

Lintan, known as Taozhou in ancient times, is located on the northeastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It is a transition zone where the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Loess Plateau meet. It is located in the south of Gansu Province and the east of Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. It is the junction of agricultural areas and pastoral areas, Tibetan areas and Han areas. Its geographical coordinates are 103°10′～103°52′ east longitude and 34°30′～35°05′ north latitude. It borders Kangle and Weiyuan counties to the north, Min County and Zhuoni County to the east, and Zhuoni County Flower Arrangement to the southwest. The county has a total land area of ??1,557.68 square kilometers, with a maximum distance of 60 kilometers from east to west and 83 kilometers from north to south. The territory is a mountainous and hilly area, with terrain higher in the west and lower in the east. The altitude is between 2209-3926 meters, with an average altitude of 2825 meters.

Transportation

Lintan has convenient transportation. Provincial Highway 306 (Xuhe Highway) runs through the entire territory from east to west, and Highway 311 (Dingxin Highway) starts from Dingxi, passes through Lintao, Kangle, and Yeliguan to Xincheng, running from north to south, and forms the county based on this as its backbone. Township road network, all townships and villages in the county are connected to roads and open to traffic. The seat of the county government - Old City, is 345 kilometers away from the provincial capital Lanzhou and 78 kilometers away from the seat of the autonomous prefecture. The national wind level area - Yeliguan is connected to Lanlin Expressway by Provincial Highway 311, only 160 kilometers away from Lanzhou.