Xide County

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Xide County 喜德县 • ꑝꅇꑤ
County
Location of Xide County (red) within Liangshan Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan
Xide Location of the seat in Sichuan Show map of Sichuan Xide Xide (China) Show map of China
Coordinates: 28°18′25″N 102°24′47″E / 28.307°N 102.413°E / 28.307; 102.413
Country	China
Province	Sichuan
Autonomous prefecture	Liangshan
County seat	Guangming
Area
• Total	2,206 km2 (852 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	158,139
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.scxd.gov.cn

Xide County (Chinese: 喜德县, Yi: ꑝꅇꑤ) is a county in the south of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. It is located in the southwestern mountainous area of the Sichuan Basin, in the north-central area of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Xide County is bounded in the east by Zhaojue County, in the south by Xichang, in the west by Mianning County, and in the north by Yuexi County. As of 2020, it has an estimated population of 158,000 covering a total area of 2,206 square kilometers. The northern dialect of Yi language is commonly used, and the Yi language of Sichuan is based on the pronunciation of Xide County.