Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

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Coordinates: 34°59′8″N 102°30′29″E / 34.98556, 102.50806
Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
— Autonomous Prefecture —
Chinese transliteration(s)
- Characters	甘南藏族自治州
- Pinyin	Gānnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu
Location of Gannan Prefecture (yellow) within Gansu
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.

1 Population
2 Ethnic groups in Gannan, 2000 census
3 Subdivisions
4 Further reading
5 External links

[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
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, Choni County, Chouqu County, Diebu County, Maqu County, Laqu 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

[edit] External links

Official website of Gannan Prefecture Government

v • d • e Gansu Province

History • Politics • Economy

Prefecture-level cities	Baiyin • Dingxi • Jiayuguan • Jinchang • Jiuquan • Lanzhou • Longnan • Pingliang • Qingyang • Tianshui • Wuwei • Zhangye

Autonomous prefectures	Gannan • Linxia

See also: List of Gansu County-level divisions