- Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
-
Gannan
甘南— Autonomous Prefecture — Gannan Tibetan
Autonomous PrefectureChinese transcription(s) – Characters 甘南藏族自治州 – Pinyin Gānnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu Labrang Monastery, Xiahe County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Location of Gannan Prefecture within Gansu Location of Gannan Prefecture within Gansu Coordinates: 34°59′8″N 102°30′29″E / 34.98556°N 102.50806°ECoordinates: 34°59′8″N 102°30′29″E / 34.98556°N 102.50806°E Country China Province Gansu Prefecture Seat Hezuo Area – Total 40,898 km2 (15,790.8 sq mi) Population (2000) – Total 640,106 – Density 15.7/km2 (40.5/sq mi) – Major Ethnic Groups Tibetan-51.44%
Han-41.75%
Hui-6.43%Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Website http://www.gn.gansu.gov.cn/ Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: 甘南藏族自治州; pinyin: Gānnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu; Tibetan: ཀན་ལྷོ་བོད་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ་, Wylie: Kan-lho Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul, ZYPY: Gainlho Poirig Ranggyong Kü) is an autonomous prefecture in southern Gansu Province, China. It includes Xiahe and the Labrang Monastery, Luqu, Maqu, and other mostly Tibetan towns and villages. Gannan has an area of 40,898 km² and its capital is Hezuo.
Contents
Population
According to the 2000 census, Gannan has 640,106 inhabitants (population density: 15.65 inhabitants per km²).
Ethnic groups in Gannan, 2000 census
Nationality Population Percentage Tibetan 329,278 51.44% Han 267,260 41.75% Hui 41,163 6.43% Tu 939 0.15% Dongxiang 258 0.04% Manchu 257 0.04% Salar 222 0.03% Mongols 215 0.03% Others 514 0.09% Subdivisions
1 county level city, 7 counties.
Map # Name Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin Population (2004 est.) Area (km²) Density (/km²) 1 Hezuo City 合作市 Hézuò Shì 90,000 2,670 34 2 Lintan County 临潭县 Líntán Xiàn 150,000 1,557 96 3 Jonê County 卓尼县 Zhuóní Xiàn 100,000 5,694 18 4 Zhugqu County 舟曲县 Zhōuqū Xiàn 130,000 3,010 43 5 Têwo County 迭部县 Diébù Xiàn 60,000 5,108 12 6 Maqu County 玛曲县 Mǎqū Xiàn 40,000 10,190 4 7 Luqu County 碌曲县 Lùqū Xiàn 30,000 5,298 6 8 Xiahe County 夏河县 Xiàhé Xiàn 80,000 6,674 12 Further reading
- A. Gruschke: The Cultural Monuments of Tibet’s Outer Provinces: Amdo - Volume 2. The Gansu and Sichuan Parts 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
External links
Tibetan autonomous areas in the People's Republic of China Regions Prefectures
and countiesGannan · TenzhuCategories:- Gansu geography stubs
- Gansu
- Autonomous prefectures of the People's Republic of China
- Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.