Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture ( zh, c=甘南藏族自治州, p=Gānnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu; ) is an
autonomous prefecture
Autonomous prefectures ( zh, c=自治州, p=zìzhìzhōu) are one type of autonomous administrative divisions of China, autonomous administrative division in China, existing at the Prefecture-level divisions of China, prefectural level, with eith ...
in southern
Gansu Province
Gansu is a provinces of China, province in Northwestern China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeastern part of the province. The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibetan Plateau, Ti ...
, China, bordering
Linxia to the north,
Dingxi to the northeast, Longnan to the east and
Aba (
Sichuan province
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) to the south. It includes
Xiahe and the
Labrang Monastery, Luqu, Maqu and other mostly Tibetan towns and villages. Gannan has an area of and its capital is
Hezuo city (Zoi). In the first year of the proclamation of Gannan Autonomous District, the district-seat was at the Labrang Town of
Sangqu.
Population
According to the
2010 census, Gannan has 689,132 inhabitants
[Census 2012 http://www.geohive.com/cntry/cn-62.aspx ] (population density: 17.14 inhabitants per km
2).
Ethnic groups in Gannan, 2000 census
Transport
In the prefecture is high-way
G213. In 2013, the
Gannan Xiahe Airport was opened.
Subdivisions
1 county level city, 7 counties.
Climate
Gannan, as illustrated by this chart for Xiahe, has an alpine
subarctic climate
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(
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''Dwc'') that grades into an alpine climate (''ETH'') at the highest elevations. The climate is characterised by mild, rainy summers and frigid, but dry and sunny, winters.
See also
*
Zorgey Ritoma
References
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.
* Tsering Shakya: ''The Dragon in the Land of Snows. A History of Modern Tibet Since 1947'', London 1999,
External links
Official website of Gansu Government
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Prefecture-level divisions of Gansu
Tibetan autonomous prefectures