Chindu County Explained

Chindu County
Native Name:Chinese: 称多县 ·
Other Name:Chenduo, Chengduo
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:815100
Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:China Qinghai
Pushpin Label:Chindu
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the seat in Qinghai
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Qinghai
Subdivision Type2:Autonomous prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Yushu
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Chiwang Town
Area Total Km2:15,300
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Total:57159
Coordinates:33.37°N 97.11°W
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
S:称多县
T:稱多縣
P:Chènduō Xiàn
Wylie:khri 'du rdzong
Zwpy:Chindu Zong
Order:st

Chindu County or Chenduo County is a county of Qinghai Province, China, bordering Sichuan to the east. It is under the administration of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.

Administrative divisions

Chindu is divided to 5 towns and 2 townships.[2]

NameSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinTibetanWylieAdministrative division code
Towns
Chiwang Town
(Chengwen)
Chinese: 称文镇632723100
Xêwu Town
(Xiewu)
Chinese: 歇武镇632723101
Zadoi Town
(Zhaduo)
Chinese: 扎朵镇632723102
Domda Town
(Qingshuihe)
Chinese: 清水河镇632723103
Chainqên Town
(Zhenqin)
Chinese: 珍秦镇632723104
Townships
Gadoi Township
(Gaduo)
Chinese: 尕朵乡632723200
Lab Township
(Labu)
Chinese: 拉布乡632723201

Climate

Chindu County has an alpine climate (Köppen climate classification ETH). The average annual temperature in Chindu is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around, and lowest in January, at around .

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 玉树州第七次全国人口普查公报(第二号)——市县级常住人口情况 . . zh . 2021-06-30 .
  2. Web site: 统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn . XZQH . zh . 2020-12-27.