Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

Gannan 甘南
—  Autonomous Prefecture  —
Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Chinese transcription(s)
- Characters	甘南藏族自治州
- Pinyin	Gānnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu
Labrang monastery, Xiahe County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Location of Gannan Prefecture within Gansu
Gannan Location of Gannan Prefecture within Gansu
Coordinates: 34°59′8″N 102°30′29″E / 34.98556°N 102.50806°E / 34.98556; 102.50806
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 (Chinese: 甘南藏族自治州; pinyin: Gānnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu; Tibetan: -ཀན་ལྷོ་བོད་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ་ / Kan-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.

Population

According to the 2000 census, Gannan has 640,106 inhabitants (population density: 15.65 inhabitants per km²).

Ethnic groups in Gannan, 2000 census

Subdivisions

1 county level city, 7 counties.

• County level city: Hezuo
• County: Lintan County, Jonê County, Zhugqu County, Diebu County, Maqu County, Luqu County, Xiahe County.

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

External links

• Official website of Gannan Prefecture Government

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