Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
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Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 黄南藏族自治州; pinyin: Huángnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu; Tibetan: རྨ་ལྷོ་བོད་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ་; Wylie: Rma-lho Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) is an autonomous prefecture of Qinghai province in China. The prefecture has area of 17,921 km² and its capital is Tongren county.
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2000 census, Huangnan has 214,642 inhabitants with a population density of 11.98 inhabitants/km².
[edit] Ethnic groups in Huangnan, 2000 census
| Nationality | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Tibetan | 142,360 | 66.32% |
| Mongol | 29,071 | 13.54% |
| Hui | 16,411 | 7.65% |
| Han | 16,194 | 7.54% |
| Tu | 8,445 | 3.93% |
| Salar | 1,530 | 0.71% |
| Others | 631 | 0.31% |
[edit] Subdivisions
The prefecture is subdivided into 4 county-level divisions: 3 counties and 1 autonomous county:
- counties: Tongren county (同仁县), Jainca county (尖扎县), Zekog county (泽库县)
- autonomous county: Henan Mongol Autonomous County (河南蒙古族自治县)
| 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 | ||
