Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

Gannan 甘南
—  Autonomous Prefecture  —
Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Chinese 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
Gannan Location of Gannan Prefecture within Gansu
Coordinates: 34°59′8″N 102°30′29″E / 34.98556°N 102.50806°E / 34.98556; 102.50806Coordinates: 34°59′8″N 102°30′29″E / 34.98556°N 102.50806°E / 34.98556; 102.50806
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.

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

• Official website of Gansu Government