Xinghai County (; ) is
county
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposes Chambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
under the jurisdiction of
Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, formerly known as Tsolho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (; ), is an autonomous prefecture of Northeastern Qinghai Province in Western China. The prefecture has an area of and its seat is located in Gonghe C ...
, in the east-central part of
Qinghai Province
Qinghai (; alternately romanized as Tsinghai, Ch'inghai), also known as Kokonor, is a landlocked province in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. It is the fourth largest province of China by area and has the third smallest pop ...
,
People's Republic of China
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Xinghai has an area of , and a 2001 population of .
Postal code: 813300; Area code: 0974
Settlements
*Towns:
Heka (河卡镇),
Qushi'an
Qushi'an ('' Mandarin'': ''曲什安镇'') is a town under the jurisdiction of Xinghai County, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China, surrounded by Bagou Township of Tongde County
Tongde County () is a county of Qinghai province, ...
(曲什安镇),
Ziketan (子科滩镇)
* Townships:
Longzang Township (龙藏乡),
Tangnaihai Township (唐乃亥乡),
Zhongtie Township Zhongtie Township ( simplified Chinese: 中铁乡; pinyin: ''Zhōngtiĕ Xiāng;'' literally ''China Railway Township'') is a township in southeast Xinghai County, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China with its administrative area bo ...
(中铁乡),
Wenquan Township (温泉乡)
**Tsigorthang (Wenquan Twp)
Climate
See also
*
List of administrative divisions of Qinghai
Qinghai, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following administrative divisions.
Administrative divisions
All of these administrative divisions are explained in greater detail at Administrative divisions of the Peopl ...
References
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External links
Xinhuanet - Xinghai County website
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County-level divisions of Qinghai
Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture