| Diqing Prefecture | |
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| — Autonomous prefecture — | |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| - Characters | 迪庆藏族自治州 |
| - Pinyin | Díqìng Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Admin HQ | Shangri-La |
| Area | |
| - Total | 23,870 km2 (9,216.3 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 353,518 |
| - Density | 14.8/km2 (38.4/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 674400 |
| Area code(s) | 0887 |
| Website | http://www.diqing.gov.cn/ |
Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 迪庆藏族自治州; Pinyin: Díqìng Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu; Tibetan - བདེ་ཆེན་བོད་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ་ / Bde-chen Bod-rigs rang-skyong khul) is an autonomous prefecture in Yunnan. It has an area of 23,870 km² and has its capital at Shangri-La County.
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Subdivisions
Diqing is divided into three counties, among which one is an autonomous county.
Transport
Air
Located in Gezanba, Diqing Airport is one of the biggest airports in the northwest of the Yunnan Province. There are flights to Lhasa, Chengdu, Beijing(via Kunming), Shanghai Pudong, Shenzhen (via Guiyang), Guangzhou, Kunming and Xishuangbanna.
Road
Highways are main means of transportation to reach Diqing Prefecture. Diqing connects Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet, with a network of highway lines is formed with Yunnan-Tibet highway, Sichuan-Tibet highway and Kangding-Tibet being main roads.
There are also direct bus routes to Kunming, Lijiang, Panzhihua (Sichuan) and neighboring Deqin County.
Demography
Ethnic groups in Diqing, 2000 census
| Nationality | Population | Percentage |
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| Tibetan | 117,099 | 33.12% |
| Lisu | 98,195 | 27.78% |
| Han | 57,928 | 16.39% |
| Naxi | 45,269 | 12.81% |
| Bai | 18,182 | 5.14% |
| Yi | 11,616 | 3.29% |
| Hui | 1,496 | 0.42% |
| Pumi | 1,496 | 0.42% |
| Miao | 1,434 | 0.41% |
| Nu | 241 | 0.07% |
| Derung | 137 | 0.04% |
| Others | 425 | 0.11% |
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Coordinates: 27°50′N 99°36′E / 27.833°N 99.6°E
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