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Liangshan Yi Autonomous Region (simplified Chinese: 凉山彝族自治州 ; pinyin: Liángshān Yízú Zìzhìzhōu; Yi: ꆃꎭ/Niep Sha; in IPA: ) ) is an autonomous prefecture in Sichuan whose capital is Xichang. Liangshan has an area of 60.423 km² and over 4.1 million inhabitants (2002). It is also has the largest population of ethnic Yi in China.
Subdivisions
Liangshan directly controls 1 county-level city, 15 counties, and 1 autonomous county.
- County-level city: Xichang
- Counties: Yanyuan county, Dechang County, Huidong County, Ningnan County, Puge County, Butuo County, Jinyang County, Zhaojue County, Xide county, Mianning County, Yuexi County, Ganluo County, Meigu County, Leibo County, Huili County.
- autonomous county: Muli Tibetan Autonomous County
Ethnic groups in Liangshan, 2000 census
| Nationality | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Han | 2,121,231 | 51.97% |
| Yi | 1,813,683 | 44.43% |
| Tibetan | 60,679 | 1.49% |
| Mongols | 27,277 | 0.67% |
| Hui | 18,385 | 0.45% |
| Miao | 11,912 | 0.29% |
| Lisu | 9,121 | 0.22% |
| Bouyei | 5,459 | 0.13% |
| Naxi | 5,199 | 0.13% |
| Others | 8,751 | 0.22% |
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