Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
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Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture in northern Qinghai
province of Western China. It has an area of 325785 square kilometres (125,786.3 sq mi) and its capital is Delingha
. The name of the prefecture literally means "west of Qinghai Lake
."
Geladandong
Mountain, the source of the Yangtze River
, is located here.
The following is a list of ethnic groups in the prefecture, taken in the 2000 Census
and 3 counties.
The southwestern exclave of the Haixi Prefecture, separated from the rest of the prefecture by a "panhandle" of the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, is the Tanggulashan Town
of Golmud City.
Qinghai
Qinghai ; Oirat Mongolian: ; ; Salar:) is a province of the People's Republic of China, named after Qinghai Lake...
province of Western China. It has an area of 325785 square kilometres (125,786.3 sq mi) and its capital is Delingha
Delingha
Delhi is the capital of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai, China. It is located approximately 200 km southeast of the Da Qaidam Administrative Region. It is a mainly industrial county-level city. The Ba'yin River divides the city into two counties: Hedong and Hexi...
. The name of the prefecture literally means "west of Qinghai Lake
Qinghai Lake
Qinghai Lake , is a saline lake situated in the province of Qinghai, and is the largest lake in China. The names Qinghai and Kokonor both mean "Blue/Teal Sea/Lake" in Chinese and Mongolian. It is located about west of the provincial capital of Xining at 3,205 m above sea level in a depression...
."
Geladandong
Geladandong
Geladaindong Peak is a snow-covered mountain located in southwestern Qinghai province of China near the border of Tibet. It is the tallest mountain in the Tanggula Mountain Range of the Tibetan Plateau with an elevation of above sea level...
Mountain, the source of the Yangtze River
Yangtze River
The Yangtze, Yangzi or Cháng Jiāng is the longest river in Asia, and the third-longest in the world. It flows for from the glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai eastward across southwest, central and eastern China before emptying into the East China Sea at Shanghai. It is also one of the...
, is located here.
History
After 1949, the People's Government of Dulan County was founded and the area was renamed Dulan Autonomous District (都兰自治区); in 1954, Dulan was renamed Haixi Mongol, Tibetan and Kazakh Autonomous District (海西蒙藏哈萨克族自治区) and in 1955, Haixi Mongol, Tibetan and Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture (海西蒙藏哈萨克族自治州). In 1963, it was renamed "海西蒙古族藏族哈萨克族自治州" (English the same, "蒙藏哈萨克族"->"蒙古族藏族哈萨克族"). In 1985, after the Kazakhs had returned to Xinjiang, it was again renamed Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.Demographics
As of the 2010 census, Haixi had 489,338 inhabitants, giving it a population density of 1.5 inhabitants per km².The following is a list of ethnic groups in the prefecture, taken in the 2000 Census
| Nationality | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Han Han Chinese Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and are the largest single ethnic group in the world.Han Chinese constitute about 92% of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98% of the population of the Republic of China , 78% of the population of Singapore, and about 20% of the... |
215,706 | 64.95% |
| Tibetan Tibetan people The Tibetan people are an ethnic group that is native to Tibet, which is mostly in the People's Republic of China. They number 5.4 million and are the 10th largest ethnic group in the country. Significant Tibetan minorities also live in India, Nepal, and Bhutan... |
40,371 | 12.16% |
| Hui Hui people The Hui people are an ethnic group in China, defined as Chinese speaking people descended from foreign Muslims. They are typically distinguished by their practice of Islam, however some also practice other religions, and many are direct descendants of Silk Road travelers.In modern People's... |
39,644 | 11.94% |
| Mongol Ethnic Mongols in China Mongols in China are citizens of the People's Republic of China who are ethnic Mongols. They form one of the 55 ethnic minorities officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. There are approximately 5.8 million ethnic Mongols living in China. Most of them live in Inner Mongolia,... |
24,020 | 7.23% |
| Tu Tu people The Monguor or Tu people , White Mongol/Chagan Mongol are one of the 56 officially recognized ethnic groups in the People's Republic of China. The "Tu" ethnic category was created in the 1950s.... |
5,792 | 1.74% |
| Salar | 3,569 | 1.07% |
| Dongxiang Dongxiang people The Dongxiang people are one of 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China... |
1,026 | 0.31% |
| Manchu Manchu The Manchu people or Man are an ethnic minority of China who originated in Manchuria . During their rise in the 17th century, with the help of the Ming dynasty rebels , they came to power in China and founded the Qing Dynasty, which ruled China until the Xinhai Revolution of 1911, which... |
544 | 0.16% |
| Tujia | 422 | 0.13% |
| Kazakh Kazakhs The Kazakhs are a Turkic people of the northern parts of Central Asia .... |
380 | 0.11% |
| Others | 620 | 0.2% |
Subdivisions
Haixi directly governs 2 county-level citiesCounty-level city
A county-level city is a county-level administrative division of mainland China. County-level cities are usually governed by prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by province-level divisions....
and 3 counties.
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Tibetan Tibet Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people... |
Wylie Wylie transliteration The Wylie transliteration scheme is a method for transliterating Tibetan script using only the letters available on a typical English language typewriter. It bears the name of Turrell V. Wylie, who described the scheme in an article, A Standard System of Tibetan Transcription, published in 1959... |
Population (2010) |
Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| 1 | Delingha City Delingha Delhi is the capital of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai, China. It is located approximately 200 km southeast of the Da Qaidam Administrative Region. It is a mainly industrial county-level city. The Ba'yin River divides the city into two counties: Hedong and Hexi... |
德令哈市 | Délìnghā Shì | 78,184 | 27,613 | 2.83 | ||
| 2 | Golmud City Golmud Golmud , sometimes transliterated as Ge'ermu or Geermu, is a county-level city in Qinghai Province, Western China. Administrated by Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, it is the second largest city in Qinghai and the third largest in the Tibetan Plateau . The population is now about... |
格尔木市 | Gé'ěrmù Shì | na gor mo grong khyer |
215,213 | 123,460 | 1.74 | |
| 3 | Wulan County Wulan County Wulan County is a county of Qinghai Province, China. It is under the administration of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.... |
乌兰县 | Wūlán Xiàn | wu'u lan rdzong | 38,723 | 10,784 | 3.59 | |
| 4 | Dulan County Dulan County Dulan County is a county of Qinghai Province, China. It is under the administration of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.... |
都兰县 | Dūlán Xiàn | tu'u lan rdzong | 76,623 | 50,000 | 1.53 | |
| 5 | Tianjun County Tianjun County Tianjun County is a county of Qinghai Province, China. It is under the administration of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.... |
天峻县 | Tiānjùn Xiàn | then cun rdzong | 33,923 | 20,000 | 1.70 | |
| 6 | Lenghu Administrative Committee Lenghu Lenghu is an Administrative Committee of Qinghai Province, China. It is under the administration of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture .... |
冷湖行政委员会 | Lěnghú Xíngzhèng Wěiyuánhuì |
2,434 | 21,000 | 0.12 | ||
| 7 | Da Qaidam Administrative committee Da Qaidam Da Qaidam is an Administrative Committee of Qinghai Province, China. It is under the administration of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture .... |
大柴旦行政委员会 | Dàcháidàn Xíngzhèng Wěiyuánhuì |
13,671 | 34,000 | 0.40 | ||
| 8 | Magnya Administrative committee Mangya Mangya is an Administrative Committee of Qinghai Province, China. It is under the administration of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture .... |
茫崖行政委员会 | Mángyá Xíngzhèng Wěiyuánhuì |
31,017 | 32,000 | 0.97 | ||
The southwestern exclave of the Haixi Prefecture, separated from the rest of the prefecture by a "panhandle" of the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, is the Tanggulashan Town
Tanggulashan Town
Tanggulashan , sometimes simply called Tanggula Town , is a town in the southwest of Qinghai province, Western China. It forms the southern exclave of the county-level city of Golmud, in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture...
of Golmud City.
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Notable Features
- DelinghaDelinghaDelhi is the capital of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai, China. It is located approximately 200 km southeast of the Da Qaidam Administrative Region. It is a mainly industrial county-level city. The Ba'yin River divides the city into two counties: Hedong and Hexi...
city - GeladandongGeladandongGeladaindong Peak is a snow-covered mountain located in southwestern Qinghai province of China near the border of Tibet. It is the tallest mountain in the Tanggula Mountain Range of the Tibetan Plateau with an elevation of above sea level...
mountain - Headwaters of the Yangtze RiverYangtze RiverThe Yangtze, Yangzi or Cháng Jiāng is the longest river in Asia, and the third-longest in the world. It flows for from the glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai eastward across southwest, central and eastern China before emptying into the East China Sea at Shanghai. It is also one of the...
- The Baigong PipesBaigong PipesThe Baigong Pipes are a series of pipe-like features found on and near Mount Baigong, about 40 km southwest of the city of Delingha, in the Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China.-The “Pyramid”:...
Further reading
- A. Gruschke: The Cultural Monuments of Tibet’s Outer Provinces: Amdo - Volume 1. The Qinghai Part of Amdo, White Lotus Press, Bangkok 2001. ISBN 974-480-049-6
- Tsering Shakya: The Dragon in the Land of Snows. A History of Modern Tibet Since 1947, London 1999, ISBN 0-14-019615-3