Mao County

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Coordinates: 31°50′N 103°30′E / 31.833, 103.5
Mao County
— County —
Chinese transliteration(s)
- Simplified Chinese	茂县
- Pinyin	Mào Xiàn
Diexi Lake, in Diexi
Mao County in Ngawa, Sichuan
Mao County Location in China
Country	China
Province	Sichuan
Prefecture	Ngawa
County seat	Fengyi (凤仪镇)
Area
- Total	3,903 km² (1,507 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	106,700
- Density	27.3/km² (70.8/sq mi)
- Major nationalities	Qiang-88.9% Han, ,Tibetan
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	623200
Area code(s)	0837

Mao County (Chinese: 茂县; pinyin: Mào Xiàn) is a county in Ngawa Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China.

It has an area of 3,903 and a population of 106,700 as of 2006.^[1] 88.9% of the population are Qiang people.^[2] The county seat is Fengyi (凤仪镇).^[3]

[edit] Administrative divisions

Mao County has 3 towns and 20 townships:

Towns:
- Fengyi (凤仪镇)
- Nanxin (南新镇)
- Diexi (叠溪镇)
Townships:
- Shigu (石鼓乡)
- Weimen (渭门乡)
- Yonghe (永和乡)
- Goukou (沟口乡)
- Guangming (光明乡)
- Fushun (富顺乡)
- Tumen (土门乡)
- Dongxing (东兴乡)
- Heihu (黑虎乡)
- Feihong (飞虹乡)
- Huilong (回龙乡)
- Sanlong (三龙乡)
- Baixi (白溪乡)
- Wadi (洼底乡)
- Shidaguan (石大关乡)
- Taiping (太平乡)
- Songpinggou (松坪沟乡)
- Qugu (曲谷乡)
- Yadu (雅都乡)
- Weicheng (维城乡)