Gao County Explained

Gao County
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:China Sichuan
Pushpin Label:Gaoxian
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the seat in Sichuan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sichuan
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Yibin
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Qingfu
Area Total Km2:1323
Population:526,400
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:28.436°N 104.518°W
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Population Rural:355,400
Population Urban:171000

Gao County or Gaoxian is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Yibin city and has a population of 526,400 in 2019, 171,000 of which live in the urban area. The county seat is located 48 km from Yibin city. The county is traversed by the Nanguang River, a tributary of the Yangtze. About half of the land area is covered by forests.[1]

On 20 March 1994, 18 people were killed by a landslide in the east of Gao County.[2] [3]

Administrative divisions

Gao County administers 13 towns:[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 走进高县.
  2. Web site: A COLLAPSE LANDSLIDE OF MARCH 20.1904 AT BAIYA,GAOXIAN COUNTY,SICHUAN PROVINCE--《MOUNTAIN RESEARCH》1994年04期. 2021-02-09. en.cnki.com.cn.
  3. Book: 中國新聞. March 1994. 中囯新闻社. zh.
  4. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2023/51/15/511525.html. zh:2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:高县. National Bureau of Statistics of China. zh-hans.