Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar Autonomous County () is an

autonomous county Autonomous counties () and autonomous banners () are county-level autonomous administrative divisions of China. The two are essentially identical except in name. There are 117 autonomous counties and three autonomous banners. The latter are ...

in the

Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture (, Xiao'erjing: ), formerly known as Hezhou (河州) and Baohan (枹罕), is located in Gansu Province, south of the provincial capital Lanzhou, bordering Qinghai to the west. It is an autonomous prefecture for the ...

, Gansu Province of the

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. The county is located in the mostly mountainous area to the south of the

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, near Gansu's border with

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. The total population was 239,390 in 2020. As the county's name indicates, it has a number of predominantly Muslim ethnic groups, including

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, Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar. The minority population is 64.9% of the total population. There are 21,400 Bonan people living in Jishishan, which accounts for 95% of all Bonan in China. Bonan is known for cultivation of Sichuan pepper and walnuts. Its local cuisine includes Bonan style Maisui

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and lamb meat.

Administrative divisions

Jishishan County has 4 towns and 13

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. ;Towns: ;Townships:

References

External links

Official website of Jishishan County Government
County-level divisions of Gansu Autonomous counties of the People's Republic of China Bonans Dongxiang people Salar people Salar autonomous counties {{Gansu-geo-stub