Baisha Li Autonomous County ([Chinese](https://bliptext.com/articles/chinese-language): s ), p Báishā Lízú Zìzhìxiàn) is one of 6 autonomous counties of Hainan, China. In 1999 its population was 176,377 people, largely made up of the Li people. Baisha County was established in 1935, alongside Baoting County and Ledong County. In 1958, this county was briefly merged into Dongfang County before reestablished three years later. On 20 November 1987, the State Council ratified this county as an autonomous county for Li people, and on 30 December the official establishment ceremony was held.

Administrative division

Baisha County is divided into:

Demography

The main spoken languages in this county are Hlai, Hainanese, and Mandarin.

Geography

Baisha County are mostly mountainous forests which covered 83.47% of the county. The mountainous areas occupy around 73.1% of the county area, seconded by hilly areas with 19.1%, and the rest is plains with 7.7%. The highest mountain in the county is Yinggeling Mountain (1812 m above sea level), which also Hainan's second highest mountain after Wuzhi Mountain. The source of rivers like Nandu River, Changhua River, Zhubo River, and Shilu River, are found in this county.

Climate

Baisha has a Subtropical Monsoon Climate (Köppen Cwa).It borders the Tropical Savannah climate (Köppen Aw).

Transportation

Railway

Highway

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