Gānnán 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.
Population [edit]
According to the 2010 census, Gannan has 689,132 inhabitants[1] (population density: 17.14 inhabitants per km²).
Ethnic groups in Gannan, 2000 census [edit]
Subdivisions [edit]
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 |
References [edit]
- ^ Census 2012 http://www.geohive.com/cntry/cn-62.aspx
Further reading [edit]
- 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
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