Deqin County

Deqin County is county of Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, located in northwest Yunnan province, China.

Deqin County
德钦县  བདེ་ཆེན་རྫོང་
Etymology: From Tibetan བདེ་ཆེན (dêqên), meaning "auspicious place"
Location of Deqin County (pink) within Diqing Prefecture (yellow) and Yunnan
Deqin
Location in Yunnan
Coordinates: 28°12′N 98°59′E
CountryChina
ProvinceYunnan
Autonomous prefectureDiqing
County seatDeqen
Area
  Total7,596 km2 (2,933 sq mi)
Elevation
3,300 m (10,800 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total54,736
  Density7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
674500
Area code0887
Websitedeqin.diqing.gov.cn
Deqin County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese德钦县
Traditional Chinese德欽縣
Tibetan name
Tibetanབདེ་ཆེན་རྫོང་
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