Yanbian County (simplified Chinese: 盐边县; traditional Chinese: 鹽邊縣; pinyin: Yánbiān Xiàn) is located in the northwest of Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province, China and the lower reaches of the Yalong River. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Panzhihua. The name of Yanbian County is named because of its geographical location on the edge of Yanyuan County. With a total area of 3,269 square kilometers, the population in 2020 was 178,797, and the demographics were Han, Yi, Miao and other ethnic groups.
Administrative divisions
Yanbian County comprises 6 towns, 2 townships and 4 ethnic townships:[1]
towns
Tongzilin Town 桐子林镇
Hongge Town 红格镇
Yumen Town 渔门镇
Yongxing Town 永兴镇
Xinjiu Town 新九镇
Huimin Town 惠民镇
townships
Gonghe Township 共和乡
Guosheng Township 国胜乡
ethnic townships
Hongguo Yi Ethnic Township 红果彝族乡
Hongbao Miao and Yi Ethnic Township 红宝苗族彝族乡
Wenquan Yi Ethnic Township 温泉彝族乡
Gesala Yi Ethnic Township 格萨拉彝族乡
Climate
Climate data for Yanbian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)