Located in the southeast of Gansu Province, north of Longnan City, it borders Qinzhou District and Xihe County of Tianshui City in the east, Tanchang and Minxian County in the west, Wudu District of Longnan City in the south and Wushan and Gangu County in the north. The county covers an area of 4299.92 square kilometers. By 0: 00 June 2020 165438+ 10 October 1, the resident population of Lixian county was 424 135.
In the Yuan Dynasty, a military and civilian marshal's office was set up in Wendian, Li Dian. Later, because the word "Li" was vulgar, it was replaced by an elegant homophonic "Li". Initially, it was transferred to Wang Xiangfu, and later it belonged to the Tubo Xuanwei Department. 1In August, 949, Lixian County was liberated and the Lixian County People's Government was established, which was subordinate to Wudu Administrative Office. 1July, 985, Lixian County was placed under Wudu, and the original Wudu area was renamed Longnan Administrative Office. In 2004, Longnan withdrew land to set up a city, and Lixian County still belongs to it.