Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
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Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 海北藏族自治州; pinyin: Hǎiběi Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu; Tibetan: མཚོ་བཡྣང་བོད་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ་; Wylie: Mtsho-byang Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) is an autonomous prefecture of Qinghai province in China. The prefecture has an area of 39,354 km² and its capital is Haiyan county.
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2000 census, Haibei has 258,922 inhabitants with a population density of 6.58 inhabitants/km².
[edit] Ethnic groups in Haibei, 2000 census
| Nationality | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Han | 94,841 | 36.63% |
| Hui | 79.190 | 30,58% |
| Tibetan | 62.520 | 24,15% |
| Mongol | 13.087 | 5,05% |
| Tu | 7.806 | 3,01% |
| Salar | 901 | 0,35% |
| Others | 577 | 0,23% |
[edit] Subdivisions
The prefecture is subdivided into 4 county-level divisions: 3 counties and 1autonomous county:
- Haiyan county (海晏县)
- Qilian county (祁连县)
- Gangca county (刚察县)
- Menyuan Hui Autonomous County (门源回族自治县)
| 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 | ||
de:Haibei ja:海北蔵族自治州 zh:海北藏族自治州
