Sichuan

Sichuan Province

Province Overview
Chinese Spelling 四川
Pronounced Si-chwan
Old Spelling Szechwan
Population 82,348,296 (2000)
80,417,528 (2010)
78,486,760 (2020)
Area 187,000 sq. miles (485,000 sq. km)
Population Density 430 people per sq. mile (170 per sq. km)
Highest Elevation 24,790 feet (7,556 meters)
Capital City Chengdu 6,316,922
Largest Cities (2010) Mianyang: 967,007
Nanchong: 890,402
Luzhou: 742,274
Leshan: 678,752
Zigong: 666,204
Panzhihua: 631,258
Neijiang: 586,445
Administrative Divisions Prefectures: 21
Counties: 181
Towns: 5,011
Major Ethnic Groups (2000) Han Chinese: 78,229,697 (95.0%)
Yi: 2,122,389 (2.6%)
Tibetan: 1,269,120 (1.5%)
Qiang: 300,757 (0.4%)
Miao: 147,526 (0.2%)
Hui: 109,960 (0.1%)
Mongol: 42,316 (0.1%)
Tujia: 41,246 (0.1%)
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