Min County or Minxian is administratively under the control of the

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Dingxi Dingxi ( zh, c=定西 , p=Dìngxī), also known as Longyou ( zh, c=陇右, p=Lǒngyòu) 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 ...

, 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

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. 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 for

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(), which is a Chinese traditional medicine.

Administrative divisions

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

Climate

Transport

* China National Highway 212 * G75 Lanzhou–Haikou Expressway (under construction)

References

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