Dêqên County
Dêqên County (), or Deqin County (), is under the administration of Dêqên Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, located in the northwest of Yunnan province, China. Geography and climate

Dêqên occupies the northwest corner of Dêqên Prefecture, and in latitude has a range of 27° 33'−29° 15' N and in longitude has a range of 98° 36'−99° 33' E, covering an area of , bordering the Tibet Autonomous Region to the northwest and Sichuan to the northeast. It is located in the central part of the Hengduan Mountains, and contains the valleys of the Salween, Mekong, and Jinsha Rivers. Being located at an altitude of , Dêqên lies in the transition between a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb) and humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), which is remarkable for its latitude. Although mean maximum temperatures, as in Lhasa and Shigatse, stay above freezing year-round, minima are below freezing from November to March, and temperatures average  in January,  in July, while the annual mean is . The town is nonetheless a little warmer during the winter than Shangri-La County to the east despite being slightly higher in elevation, due to its more southerly aspect. Rainfall is concentrated between June and September, accounting for nearly 60% of the annual total of ; snowfall is rare but still causes major transport problems in the winter. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 29% in July to 62% in December, the county seat receives 1,989 hours of bright sunshine annually, with autumn and winter sunnier than spring and summer. Administrative divisions
Dêqên County has 2 towns, 4 townships and 2 ethnic townships. Demographics
There are many Tibetans who live in Dêqên  and they, compared to Tibetans in Tibet, have had longer-lasting trade relations with Han-Chinese and other ethnic minorities. Composition
Meilishi () is in Foshan Township, in the northernmost part of the county. Transportation
China National Highway 214

Deqin can be reached by many daily buses traveling North from Kunming - Dali - Lijiang - Zhongdian - Deqin. The route is a very scenic and most of it is a newly built highway apart from the Zhongdian to Deqin section which is a winding mountain road through the scenic North Yunnan/Tibetan mountains. See also
Bamê, a village in Foshan, Dêqên County
Meili Snow Mountains. References
 Galipeau, Brendan A. "Socio-Ecological Vulnerability in a Tibetan Village on the Lancang River, China" (Archive) (master's thesis). Oregon State University. July 6, 2012. Reference notes

External links

Deqin County Official Website

 
County-level divisions of Dêqên Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture