Leibo County
Leibo County
雷波县 · ꃀꁧꑤ | |
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Location of Leibo County (red) within Liangshan Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan | |
| Coordinates (Leibo County government): 28°15′46″N 103°34′18″E / 28.2627°N 103.5717°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Liangshan |
| County seat | Jincheng |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,932.46 km2 (1,132.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,175 m (3,855 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 240,149 |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 616550 |
| Website | www |
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| Simplified Chinese | 雷波县 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 雷波縣 | ||||||
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| Yi | ꃀꁧꑤ Romanisation: mop bbo xiep | ||||||
Leibo County (Chinese: 雷波县, Yi: ꃀꁧꑤ) is a mountainous county of southern Sichuan province, China, along the border with Yunnan. It is under the administration of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, and has a population of 223,000, 91% of whom are agricultural, residing in an area of 2,932.46 square kilometres (1,132.23 sq mi); the Yi are the largest ethnic group, forming 45% of the population. Ayi Jihu, a singer signed to British company Shlepp Records, is from Leibo County.