Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (; ) is an

autonomous prefecture Autonomous prefectures () are one type of autonomous administrative divisions of China, existing at the prefectural level, with either ethnic minorities forming over 50% of the population or being the historic home of significant minorities. A ...

of Eastern

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, China, bordering

Gansu Gansu (, ; alternately romanized as Kansu) is a province in Northwest China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeast part of the province. The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibet ...

to the east. The prefecture has area of and its seat is in

Tongren County Tongren (; ), known to Tibetans as Rebgong () in the historic region of Amdo, is the capital and second smallest administrative subdivision by area within Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai, China. The city has an area of 3465 squar ...

Demographics

According to the 2000 census, Huangnan has 214,642 inhabitants with a population density of 11.98 inhabitants/km² (31.03 inhabitants/sq. mi.).

Ethnic groups in Huangnan, 2000 census

Climate

Subdivisions

The prefecture is subdivided into 4 county-level divisions: 1

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, 2

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and 1

autonomous county Autonomous counties () and autonomous banners () are county-level autonomous administrative divisions of China. The two are essentially identical except in name. There are 117 autonomous counties and three autonomous banners. The latter are fo ...

Rongwo Monastery

Huangnan is home to

Rongwo Monastery Rongwo Monastery (, formally , ), is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Tongren County, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China. It is from Xining. Name The monastery is named after the Rongwo River upon which it is located. Histo ...

, a

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monastery initially established in 1341 in

Amdo Amdo ( �am˥˥.to˥˥ ) is one of the three traditional Tibetan regions, the others being U-Tsang in the west and Kham in the east. Ngari (including former Guge kingdom) in the north-west was incorporated into Ü-Tsang. Amdo is also the ...

on the Rongwo River.

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