Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
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Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture of Qinghai
province in China
. The prefecture has area
of 17,921 km² and its capital is Tongren county.
, Huangnan has 214,642 inhabitants with a population density of 11.98 inhabitants/km².
Qinghai
Qinghai ; Oirat Mongolian: ; ; Salar:) is a province of the People's Republic of China, named after Qinghai Lake...
province in China
China
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. The prefecture has area
Area
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of 17,921 km² and its capital is Tongren county.
Demographics
According to the 2000 censusCensus
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, Huangnan has 214,642 inhabitants with a population density of 11.98 inhabitants/km².
Ethnic groups in Huangnan, 2000 census
| Nationality | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 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... |
142,360 | 66.32% |
| Mongol Mongols Mongols ) are a Central-East Asian ethnic group that lives mainly in the countries of Mongolia, China, and Russia. In China, ethnic Mongols can be found mainly in the central north region of China such as Inner Mongolia... |
29,071 | 13.54% |
| 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... |
16,411 | 7.65% |
| 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... |
16,194 | 7.54% |
| 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.... |
8,445 | 3.93% |
| Salar | 1,530 | 0.71% |
| Others | 631 | 0.31% |
Subdivisions
The prefecture is subdivided into 4 county-level divisions: 3 counties and 1 autonomous county:| Map | # | 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 (2003 est.) |
Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tongren County Tongren County Tongren County known to Tibetans as Rebkong in the region previously known as Amdo is the capital and second smallest administrative subdivision by area within Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province, China. The county has an area of 3465 square kilometers and a population of... |
同仁县 | Tóngrén Xiàn | thung ren rdzong | 80,000 | 3,465 | 23 | ||
| 2 | Jainca County Jainca County Jainca County is the smallest administrative subdivision by area within Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province, China. The county has an area of 1714 square kilometers and a population of ~50,000 , 67% Tibetan... |
尖扎县 | Jiānzhā Xiàn | gcan tsha rdzong | 50,000 | 1,712 | 29 | ||
| 3 | Zêkog County Zêkog County Zêkog County is the second largest administrative subdivision by area within Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province, China. The county has an area of 6658 square kilometers and a population of ~50,000 , mainly Tibetan... |
泽库县 | Zékù Xiàn | rtse khog rdzong | 60,000 | 6,494 | 9 | ||
| 4 | Henan Mongol Autonomous County Henan Mongol Autonomous County Henan Mongol Autonomous County is an autonomous county in the south of Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the province of Qinghai.Its administrative seat is the town of Yêgainnyin . Henan has an area of 6.250 km² and approximately 30,000 inhabitants... |
河南蒙古族 自治县 |
Hénán Měnggǔzú Zìzhìxiàn |
rma lho sog rigs rang skyong rdzong |
30,000 | 6,250 | 5 |
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