Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Autonomous prefecture in Gansu, China
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Gannan Prefecture
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Labrang Monastery, Xiahe County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture | |
.png) Location of Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture within Gansu | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture Seat | Hezuo |
| Government | |
| ⢠Type | Autonomous prefecture |
| ⢠CCP Secretary | Yu Chenghui |
| ⢠Congress Chairman | Tashi Cao |
| ⢠Governor | Zhao Lingyun |
| ⢠CPPCC Chairman | Rinchen Thondup |
| Area | |
⢠Total | 40,898 km2 (15,791 sq mi) |
| Population | |
⢠Total | 689,132 |
| ⢠Density | 16.850/km2 (43.641/sq mi) |
| ⢠Major Ethnic Groups | Tibetanâ51.44% Hanâ41.75% Huiâ6.43% |
| GDP[1] | |
| ⢠Total | CN¥ 12.7 billion US$ 2.0 billion |
| ⢠Per capita | CN¥ 17,990 US$ 2,888 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-GS-30 |
| Website | www |
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Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: çåèæèªæ²»å·; pinyin: GÄnnán Zà ngzú ZìzhìzhÅu; Tibetan: à½à½à¼à½£à¾·à½¼à¼à½à½¼à½à¼à½¢à½²à½à½¦à¼à½¢à½à¼à½¦à¾à¾±à½¼à½à¼à½à½´à½£à¼, Wylie: Kan-lho Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul, ZWPY: Gainlho Poirig Ranggyong Kü) is an autonomous prefecture in southern Gansu Province, China, bordering Linxia to the north, Dingxi to the northeast, Longnan to the east and Aba (Sichuan province) to the south. It includes Xiahe and the Labrang Monastery, Luqu, Maqu and other mostly Tibetan towns and villages. Gannan has an area of 40,898 km2 (15,791 sq mi) 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[2] (population density: 17.14 inhabitants per km2).
Ethnic groups in Gannan, 2000 census
Transport
Highway G213 runs through this prefecture. In 2013, the Gannan Xiahe Airport was opened.
Subdivisions
1 county level city, 7 counties.
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| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Tibetan | Wylie Tibetan Pinyin |
Population (2010 Census) |
Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
| Hezuo City (Zoi City) |
åä½å¸ | Hézuò Shì | à½à½à½¼à½¦à¼à½à¾²à½¼à½à¼à½à¾±à½ºà½¢à¼ | gtsos grong khyer Zoi Chongkyir |
90,290 | 2,670 | 33.81 |
| Lintan County | 临æ½å¿ | LÃntán Xià n | ལིà½à¼à½à½à¼à½¢à¾«à½¼à½à¼à¼ | lin than rdzong Lintain Zong |
137,001 | 1,557 | 87.99 |
| Jonê County (Zhuoni County) |
åå°¼å¿ | Zhuónà Xià n | འོà¼à½à½ºà¼à½¢à¾«à½¼à½à¼à¼ | co ne rdzong Jonê Zong |
100,522 | 5,694 | 17.65 |
| Zhouqu County (Zhugqu County) |
èæ²å¿ | ZhÅuqÅ« Xià n | འà½à¾²à½´à½à¼à½à½´à¼à½¢à¾«à½¼à½à¼à¼ | 'brug chu rdzong Zhugqu Zong |
132,108 | 3,010 | 43.88 |
| Têwo County (Diebu County) |
è¿é¨å¿ | Diébù Xià n | à½à½ºà¼à½à½¼à¼à½¢à¾«à½¼à½à¼à¼ | the bo rdzong Têwo Zong |
52,166 | 5,108 | 10.21 |
| Maqu County | çæ²å¿ | MÇqÅ« Xià n | རྨà¼à½à½´à¼à½¢à¾«à½¼à½à¼à¼ | rma chu rdzong Maqu Zong |
54,745 | 10,190 | 6.72 |
| Luqu County | ç¢æ²å¿ | LùqÅ« Xià n | à½à¾³à½´à¼à½à½´à¼à½¢à¾«à½¼à½à¼à¼ | klu chu rdzong Gluqu Zong |
35,630 | 5,298 | 6.72 |
| Xiahe County (Sangqu County) |
å¤æ²³å¿ | Xià hé Xià n | à½à½¦à½à¼à½à½´à¼à½¢à¾«à½¼à½à¼à¼ | bsang chu rdzong Sangqu Zong |
86,670 | 6,674 | 12.98 |
Climate
Gannan, as illustrated by this chart for Xiahe, has an alpine subarctic climate (Köppen 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.
| Climate data for Xiahe County | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5 (41) |
7 (45) |
10 (50) |
13 (55) |
17 (63) |
21 (70) |
19 (66) |
17 (63) |
15 (59) |
9 (48) |
8 (46) |
5 (41) |
12 (54) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | â18 (0) |
â16 (3) |
â12 (10) |
â8 (18) |
â6 (21) |
â2 (28) |
3 (37) |
1 (34) |
â3 (27) |
â7 (19) |
â12 (10) |
â16 (3) |
â8 (18) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6 (0.2) |
15 (0.6) |
14 (0.6) |
62 (2.4) |
101 (4.0) |
105 (4.1) |
174 (6.9) |
120 (4.7) |
139 (5.5) |
44 (1.7) |
9 (0.4) |
3 (0.1) |
792 (31.2) |
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