List of administrative divisions of Qinghai
| Qinghai Province | |
|---|---|
| Province | |
| Capital: Xining | |
| Prefecture-level divisions | |
| Prefectural cities | 2 |
| Autonomous prefectures | 6 |
| County level divisions | |
| County cities | 5 |
| Counties | 25 |
| Autonomous counties | 7 |
| Districts | 7 |
| Township level divisions | |
| Towns | 115 |
| Townships | 253 |
| Ethnic townships | 30 |
| Subdistricts | 31 |
| Villages level divisions | |
| Communities | 476 |
| Administrative villages | 4,146 |
| The administrative committees also are not counted. | |
| Administrative divisions of China |
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History: before 1912, 1912–49, 1949–present Administrative division codes |
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 People's Republic of China. This chart lists all prefecture-level and county-level divisions of Qinghai.
| Prefecture level | County Level | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Division code[1] | ||
| Xining city 西宁市 Xīníng Shì (Capital) (6301 / XNN) |
Chengdong District | 城东区 | Chéngdōng Qū | 630102 | CDQ |
| Chengzhong District | 城中区 | Chéngzhōng Qū | 630103 | CZQ | |
| Chengxi District | 城西区 | Chéngxī Qū | 630104 | CXQ | |
| Chengbei District | 城北区 | Chéngběi Qū | 630105 | CBE | |
| Huangzhong District | 湟中区 | Huángzhōng Qū | 630106 | ||
| Datong County[a] | 大通县 | Dàtōng Xiàn | 630121 | DAT | |
| Huangyuan County | 湟源县 | Huángyuán Xiàn | 630123 | HYU | |
| Haidong city 海东市 Hǎidōng Shì (6302 / HDI) |
Ledu District | 乐都区 | Lèdū Qū | 630202 | LDA |
| Ping'an District | 平安区 | Píng'ān Qū | 630203 | PIA | |
| Minhe County[b] | 民和县 | Mínhé Xiàn | 630222 | MHE | |
| Huzhu County[c] | 互助县 | Hùzhù Xiàn | 630223 | HZT | |
| Hualong County[d] | 化隆县 | Huàlóng Xiàn | 630224 | HLO | |
| Xunhua County[e] | 循化县 | Xúnhuà Xiàn | 630225 | XUH | |
| Haibei Prefecture[f] 海北州 Hǎiběi Zhōu (6322 / HBZ) |
Menyuan County[g] | 门源县 | Ményuán Xiàn | 632221 | MYU |
| Qilian County | 祁连县 | Qílián Xiàn | 632222 | QLN | |
| Haiyan County | 海晏县 | Hǎiyàn Xiàn | 632223 | HIY | |
| Gangcha County | 刚察县 | Gāngchá Xiàn | 632224 | GAN | |
| Huangnan Prefecture[h] 黄南州 Huángnán Zhōu (6323 / HNZ) |
Tongren city | 同仁市 | Tóngrén Shì | 632301 | |
| Jianzha County | 尖扎县 | Jiānzhā Xiàn | 632322 | JAI | |
| Zeku County | 泽库县 | Zékù Xiàn | 632323 | ZEK | |
| Henan County[i] | 河南县 | Hénán Xiàn | 632324 | HNM | |
| Hainan Prefecture[j] 海南州 Hǎinán Zhōu (6325 / HNN) |
Gonghe County | 共和县 | Gònghé Xiàn | 632521 | GHE |
| Tongde County | 同德县 | Tóngdé Xiàn | 632522 | TDX | |
| Guide County | 贵德县 | Guìdé Xiàn | 632523 | GID | |
| Xinghai County | 兴海县 | Xīnghǎi Xiàn | 632524 | XHA | |
| Guinan County | 贵南县 | Guìnán Xiàn | 632525 | GNN | |
| Guoluo Prefecture[k] 果洛州 Guǒluò Zhōu (6326 / GOL) |
Maqin County | 玛沁县 | Mǎqìn Xiàn | 632621 | MAQ |
| Baima County | 班玛县 | Bānmǎ Xiàn | 632622 | BMX | |
| Gande County | 甘德县 | Gāndé Xiàn | 632623 | GAD | |
| Dari County | 达日县 | Dárì Xiàn | 632624 | TAR | |
| Jiuzhi County | 久治县 | Jiǔzhì Xiàn | 632625 | JUZ | |
| Maduo County | 玛多县 | Mǎduō Xiàn | 632626 | MAD | |
| Yushu Prefecture[l] 玉树州 Yùshù Zhōu (6327 / YSZ) |
Yushu city | 玉树市 | Yùshù Shì | 632701 | YSC |
| Zaduo County | 杂多县 | Záduō Xiàn | 632722 | ZAD | |
| Chengduo County | 称多县 | Chēngduō Xiàn | 632723 | CHI | |
| Zhiduo County | 治多县 | Zhìduō Xiàn | 632724 | ZHI | |
| Nangqian County | 囊谦县 | Nángqiān Xiàn | 632725 | NQN | |
| Qumalai County | 曲麻莱县 | Qūmálái Xiàn | 632726 | QUM | |
| Haixi Prefecture[m] 海西州 Hǎixī Zhōu (6328 / HXZ) |
Ge'ermu city | 格尔木市 | Gé'ěrmù Shì | 632801 | GOS |
| Delingha city | 德令哈市 | Délìnghā Shì | 632802 | DEL | |
| Mangya city | 茫崖市 | Mángyá Shì | 632803 | ||
| Wulan County | 乌兰县 | Wūlán Xiàn | 632821 | ULA | |
| Dulan County | 都兰县 | Dūlán Xiàn | 632822 | DUL | |
| Tianjun County | 天峻县 | Tiānjùn Xiàn | 632823 | TJN | |
| Dachaidan Administrative Zone[n] | 大柴旦行政区 | Dàcháidàn Xíngzhèngqū | 632857 | ||
- ^ Conventional name: Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County; Chinese: 大通回族土族自治县; pinyin: Dàtōng Huízú Tǔzú Zìzhìxiàn
- ^ Conventional name: Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County; Chinese: 民和回族土族自治县; pinyin: Mínhé Huízú Tǔzú Zìzhìxiàn
- ^ Conventional name: Huzhu Tu Autonomous County; Chinese: 互助土族自治县; pinyin: Hùzhù Tǔzú Zìzhìxiàn
- ^ Conventional name: Hualong Hui Autonomous County; Chinese: 化隆回族自治县; pinyin: Huàlóng Huízú Zìzhìxiàn
- ^ Conventional name: Xunhua Salar Autonomous County; Chinese: 循化撒拉族自治县; pinyin: Xúnhuà Sǎlāzú Zìzhìxiàn
- ^ Conventional name: Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture; Chinese: 海北藏族自治州; pinyin: Hǎiběi Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu
- ^ Conventional name: Menyuan Hui Autonomous County; Chinese: 门源回族自治县; pinyin: Ményuán Huízú Zìzhìxiàn
- ^ Conventional name: Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture; Chinese: 黄南藏族自治州; pinyin: Huángnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu
- ^ Conventional name: Henan Mongol Autonomous County; Chinese: 河南蒙古族自治县; pinyin: Hénán Měnggǔzú Zìzhìxiàn
- ^ Conventional name: Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture; Chinese: 海南藏族自治州; pinyin: Hǎinán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu
- ^ Conventional name: Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture; Chinese: 果洛藏族自治州; pinyin: Guǒluò Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu
- ^ Conventional name: Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture; Chinese: 玉树藏族自治州; pinyin: Yùshù Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu
- ^ Conventional name: Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture; Chinese: 海西蒙古族藏族自治州; pinyin: Hǎixī Měnggǔzú Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu
- ^ The administrative zones are not standard units of local government, though they do function as such. The administrative zones are not formal administrative subdivisions recognized by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Nominally part of Delingha City.
Administrative divisions history
Recent changes in administrative divisions
| Date | Before | After | Note | Reference[2][3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-01-09 | parts of Haidong Prefecture | Xining (PL-City) | transferred | |
| ↳ parts of Huangzhong County | ↳ Jiao District, Xining | transferred & established | ||
| 1983-01-18 | all Province-controlled city (P-City) → Prefecture-level city (PL-City) | Civil Affairs Announcement | ||
| all Prefecture-controlled city (PC-City) → County-level city (CL-City) | ||||
| 1984-05-01 | Haixi Prefecture (Aut.) prefectural-controlled |
Mangya AZ | established | |
| 1985-??-?? | provincial-controlled | Huangnan Prefecture (Aut.) | transferred | |
| ↳ Henan County (Aut.) | ↳ Henan County (Aut.) | transferred | ||
| 1985-04-24 | Haixi Prefecture (Aut.) | Haixi Prefecture (Aut.) | removed Kazakh Aut. | |
| 1985-11-06 | Minhe County | Minhe County (Aut.) | reorganized | |
| Datong County | Datong County (Aut.) | reorganized | ||
| 1986-03-05 | parts of Chengxi District | Chengbei District | established | |
| Jiao District, Xining | merged into | |||
| Chengdong District | merged into | |||
| Chengzhong District | merged into | |||
| Chengxi District | merged into | |||
| 1988-04-19 | parts of Wulan County | Delingha (CL-City) | established | |
| parts of Mangya AZ | merged | |||
| 1989-??-?? | provincial-controlled | Haibei Prefecture (Aut.) | transferred | |
| ↳ Kuang District Office | ↳ Haiyan County | merged into | ||
| 1992-??-?? | parts of Mangya AZ | Dachaidan AZ | established | |
| Lenghu AZ | established | |||
| 1999-12-05 | parts of Haidong Prefecture | Xining (PL-City) | transferred | State Council [1999]142 |
| ↳ Huangzhong County | ↳ Huangzhong County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Huangyuan County | ↳ Huangyuan County | transferred | ||
| 2013-02-08 | Haidong Prefecture | Haidong (PL-City) | reorganized | State Council [2013]23 |
| Ledu County | Ledu District | reorganized | ||
| 2013-07-03 | Yushu County | Yushu (CL-City) | reorganized | Civil Affairs [2013]219 |
| 2015-02-16 | Ping'an County | Ping'an District | reorganized | State Council [2015]38 |
| 2018-02-22 | Mangya AZ | Mangya (CL-City) | reorganized | Civil Affairs [2018]48 |
| Lenghu AZ | merged | |||
| 2019-11-06 | Huangzhong County | Huangzhong District | reorganized | State Council [2019]106 |
| 2020-07-?? | Tongren County | Tongren (CL-City) | reorganized | |
Population composition
Prefectures
| Prefecture | 2010 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Haixi | 489,338 | 369,136 |
| Haibei | 273,304 | 276,723 |
| Xining | 2,208,708 | 1,979,200 |
| Haidong | 1,396,846 | 1,520,074 |
| Hainan | 441,689 | 401,743 |
| Huangnan | 256,716 | 225,462 |
| Yushu | 378,439 | 268,825 |
| Guoluo | 181,682 | 140,397 |
Counties
| Name | Prefecture | 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Chengdong | Xining | 359,688 |
| Chengzhong | Xining | 296,987 |
| Chengxi | Xining | 242,627 |
| Chengbei | Xining | 299,002 |
| Huangyuan | Xining | 437,835 |
| Huangzhong | Xining | 136,632 |
| Datong | Xining | 435,937 |
| Ledu | Haidong | 260,185 |
| Ping'an | Haidong | 102,975 |
| Minhe | Haidong | 350,118 |
| Huzhu | Haidong | 356,437 |
| Hualong | Haidong | 203,317 |
| Xunhua | Haidong | 123,814 |
| Qilian | Haibei | 13,789 |
| Haiyan | Haibei | 11,497 |
| Gangcha | Haibei | 11,473 |
| Menyuan | Haibei | 37,595 |
| Gonghe | Hainan | 122,966 |
| Tongde | Hainan | 64,367 |
| Guide | Hainan | 101,771 |
| Xinghai | Hainan | 76,025 |
| Guinan | Hainan | 76,560 |
| Ge'ermu | Haixi | 215,213 |
| Delingha | Haixi | 78,184 |
| Wulan | Haixi | 38,273 |
| Dulan | Haixi | 76,623 |
| Tianjun | Haixi | 33,923 |
| Mangya | Haixi | 31,017 |
| Dachaidan | Haixi | 13,671 |
| Lenghu | Haixi | 2,434 |
| Tongren | Huangnan | 92,601 |
| Jianzha | Huangnan | 55,325 |
| Zeku | Huangnan | 69,416 |
| Henan | Huangnan | 39,374 |
| Maqin | Golog | 51,245 |
| Baima | Golog | 27,185 |
| Gande | Golog | 34,840 |
| Dari | Golog | 30,995 |
| Jiuzhi | Golog | 26,081 |
| Maduo | Golog | 11,336 |
| Yushu | Yushu | 120,447 |
| Zaduo | Yushu | 58,268 |
| Chengduo | Yushu | 55,619 |
| Zhiduo | Yushu | 30,037 |
| Nangqian | Yushu | 85,825 |
| Qumalai | Yushu | 28,243 |
Drafted and proposed cities
Qinghai is planning to re-organise the following administrative divisions:
- County-level cities
- Gonghe ← Gonghe County
- Guide ← Guide County
- Haiyan ← Haiyan County
- Qaidam (柴达木市) ← Da Qaidam and Delingha
- Maqin ← Maqin County
See also
- List of township-level divisions of Qinghai, for towns and townships
References
- ^ 最新县及县以上行政区划代码（截止2014年10月31日） (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China.
- ^ 中华人民共和国行政区划沿革 (1949-2006). www.gov.cn. Government of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ 县级以上行政区划变更情况 (1999-present). www.mca.gov.cn. Ministry of Civial Affairs of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
