According to Baidu Encyclopedia, Lintan County belongs to Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, which was called Zhou Tao in ancient times. It is located in the south of Gansu Province, the east of Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and the northeast edge of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It is the junction of agricultural and pastoral areas, Tibetan areas and Han areas. Lintan county has a total area of 1557.68 square kilometers, belonging to high mountains and hills, with an altitude of 2,209-3,926 meters and an average altitude of 2,825 meters. The county governs 16 townships (towns) and 14 1 administrative villages. According to the data of the seventh population census.