Jinchuan County or Quqên (; zh, s=金川县) is a county in the northwest of

Sichuan Province Sichuan is a Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capita ...

, China. It is under the administration of the

Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, also known as Aba (; Qiang language, Qiang: ; zh, s=阿坝藏族羌族自治州, t=阿壩藏族羌族自治州), is an autonomous prefecture of northwestern Sichuan, bordering Gansu to the north and ...

. The seat of county is Dowu Town (Lewu). The county spans an area of 5,524 square kilometers, and has a population of about 73,000 as of 2019.

Administrative divisions

The county is divided into 3

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and 15

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. These

township-level divisions The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since 1412, due to mainland China's large population and geographical area. In the People's Republic of China, the constitution provides for three levels of government. Ho ...

are further divided into 112 village-level divisions.

History

Prior to the 18th century, Greater Jinchuan was ruled by the Gyalrong Tibetan

Chiefdom of Chuchen Chiefdom of Chuchen (; ), also known as Rabden or the Chiefdom of Greater Jinchuan (; ), was an autonomous Gyalrong Tusi chiefdom that ruled Greater Jinchuan (present day Jinchuan County, Sichuan) during the Qing dynasty. The rulers of Chuchen u ...

. In 1700, the kingdom of

Trokyap Trokyap (, ) or Chuosi was a Gyalrong Tibetan kingdom located in today's southern Zamthang County and north of Jinchuan County of Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan Province of China. It was one of the 18 Gyalrong ...

submitted to the Qing rule. From 1747 to 1776, the

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...

launched the

Jinchuan campaigns The Jinchuan campaigns (), also known as the Suppression of the Jinchuan Hill Peoples (Chinese: 平定兩金川), were two wars between Qing Empire and the rebel forces of Gyalrong chieftains ("Tusi") from the Jinchuan region. The first campai ...

to suppress the Jinchuan chiefdoms. The county briefly belonged to the until 1935. In 1950, the

People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). It consists of four Military branch, services—People's Liberation Army Ground Force, Ground Force, People's ...

conquered the county. The county was briefly renamed Dajinchuan County () from 1953 to June 1959.

Geography

The county is bordered by

Barkam Barkam or Markang or Muerkvua is a county-level city in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, in the northwest of Sichuan province, China. The city seat is the town of Barkam. As of the 2010 Chinese Census, Barkam has a population of 5 ...

to the north,

Xiaojin County Xiaojin County ( zh, s=小金县), also known as Tsanlha from its Tibetan name (), is a county in the northwest of Sichuan Province, China. It is the southernmost county-level division of the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. Histor ...

to the east,

Zamtang County Zamthang County or Ndzamthang County (), or Rangtang County ( zh, s=壤塘县, p=Rǎngtáng Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Sichuan Province, China, bordering on the Banma County of Qinghai Province to the north. It is one of 13 counties u ...

to the west, and Dawu County and

Danba County Rongzhag (), also Danba ( zh, s=丹巴 , p=Dānbā) is a county of the eastern Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan Province, China. The county seat is the town of Chaggo. Governance Law enforcement in the county is provided ...

to the south. The county lies within the

Dadu River The Dadu River (, ), known in Tibetan as the Gyelmo Ngul Chu (), is a major river located primarily in Sichuan province, southwestern China. The Dadu flows from the eastern Tibetan Plateau into the Sichuan Basin where it joins with the Min Rive ...

basin. 42% of the county is forested.

Climate

Notes and references

{{authority control Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture County-level divisions of Sichuan