Diexi | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Translit Lang1: | Chinese |
Translit Lang1 Type: | Characters |
Translit Lang1 Info: | 叠溪 |
Translit Lang1 Type1: | Pinyin |
Translit Lang1 Info1: | Diéxī |
Pushpin Map: | China |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in China |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Sichuan |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Ngawa |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Mao County |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 2697 |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +08:00 |
Diexi (;) is a town in Mao County, Ngawa Prefecture, Sichuan, China. As of 2000, it has a population of 2,697.[1]
The old town of Diexi was destroyed in the 1933 Diexi earthquake and sank into Diexi Lake. On 24 June 2017, a landslide occurred in Xinmo Village (新磨村), Diexi.[2]