Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (; , , Tib.pin.: ''cojang poirig ranggyong kü'') is an autonomous prefecture of northeastern

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, China. The prefecture has an area of and its seat is Haiyan County. Its name literally means "north of

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." This Tibetan culture area was incorporated into Qinghai province into Qinghai province in the early 1950s, as opposed to being part of the

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Demographics

According to the 2000

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, Haibei has 258,922 inhabitants with a population density of 6.58 inhabitants/km². The following is a list of ethnic groups in the prefecture, 2000 census.

Subdivisions

The prefecture is subdivided into 4 county-level divisions: 3

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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 ...

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