Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
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| Gannan 甘南 |
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| — Autonomous Prefecture — | |
| Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture |
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| - Characters | 甘南藏族自治州 |
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| - Pinyin | Gānnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu |
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| Coordinates: 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 | Tibtean-51.44% Han-41.75% Hui-6.43% |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Website | http://www.gn.gansu.gov./ |
Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 甘南藏族自治州; pinyin: Gānnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu; Tibetan: -དཀར་ལྷོ་བོད་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ་ / Dkar-lho Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) 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.
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[edit] Population
According to the 2000 census, Gannan has 640,106 inhabitants (population density: 15.65 inhabitants per km²).
[edit] Ethnic groups in Gannan, 2000 census
| Nationality | Population | Percentage |
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| 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% |
[edit] Subdivisions
1 county level city, 7 counties.
- County level city: Hezuo
- County: Lintan County, Jonê County, Zhugqu County, Diebu County, Maqu County, Luqu County, Xiahe County.
[edit] 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
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