Min County or Minxian is administratively under the control of the

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Dingxi Dingxi (), also known as Longyou () is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of Gansu province, People's Republic of China. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,524,097 inhabitants, of which 422,383 lived in the built-up (or metro) area ...

, in the south of

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province, China. In ancient times, it was known as Lintao County due to its location along the Tao River. It was founded as Minzhou (岷州) in 544, named after the Min Mountains in the south of the county. The county received its present name in 1913. In 1985 it became subordinate to Dingxi. Min county is well known by

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() which is a Chinese traditional medicine.

Administrative divisions

Min County is divided to 15 towns and 3 townships. ;Towns ;Townships * Qinxu Township() * Shendu Township() * Suolong Township()

Climate

Transport

* China National Highway 212 *

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(under construction)

References

County-level divisions of Gansu Dingxi {{gansu-geo-stub