Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
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Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 果洛藏族自治州; pinyin: Guǒluò Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu; Tibetan: མགོ་ལོག་བོད་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ་; Wylie: Mgo-log Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) is an autonomous prefecture of Qinghai province in China. The prefecture has an area of 76,312 km² and its capital is Maqên county.
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[edit] Demographics
According to the 2000 census, Golog has 137,940 inhabitants with a population density of 1.81 inhabitants/km².
[edit] Ethnic groups in Golog, 2000 census
| Nationality | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Tibetan | 126,395 | 91.63% |
| Han | 9,096 | 6.59% |
| Hui | 1,529 | 1.11% |
| Salar | 329 | 0.24% |
| Tu | 302 | 0.22% |
| Others | 289 | 0.21% |
[edit] Subdivisions
The prefecture is subdivided into 6 county-level divisions: 6 counties:
- Maqên county (瑪沁縣)
- Baima county (班玛县)
- Gadê county (甘德县)
- Tarlag county (达日县)
- Jigzhi county (久治县)
- Madoi county (玛多县)
[edit] Avian Flu
26 may 2006 : 400 migratory birds dead in préfecture de Nagqu (or Nakchu, in Thibet http://www.maps-of-china.com/tibet-s-ow.shtml) with many lakes interestings for migratory birds, and in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture was dead by Avian Flu hyghly patogen H5N1. those places are on a migratory bird corridor between Qinghai lake and India.
| Tibetan autonomous areas in the People's Republic of China | Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | |
|---|---|---|
| Tibet Autonomous Region: | Lhasa | Nagqu | Qamdo | Shannan | Xigazê | Ngari | Nyingchi | |
| In Qinghai Province: | Haibei | Hainan | Haixi (Mongols and Tibetans) | Huangnan | Golog | Gyêgu | |
| In Sichuan Province: | Garzê | Ngawa (Tibetan and Qiang) | Muli | |
| In Gansu Province: | Gannan | Tianzhu | |
| In Yunnan Province: | Dêqên | |
| See also: Political divisions of China | ||
