| Gannan Prefecture | |
| Official Name: | Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture |
| Native Name: | Chinese: 甘南州 · {{bo-textonly|ཀན་ལྷོ་ཁུལ། |
| Settlement Type: | Autonomous prefecture |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gansu |
| Seat Type: | Prefecture Seat |
| Seat: | Hezuo |
| Government Type: | Autonomous prefecture |
| Leader Title: | CCP Secretary |
| Leader Name: | Yu Chenghui |
| Leader Title1: | Congress Chairman |
| Leader Name1: | Tashi Cao |
| Leader Title2: | Governor |
| Leader Name2: | Zhao Lingyun |
| Leader Title3: | CPPCC Chairman |
| Leader Name3: | Rinchen Thondup |
| Area Total Km2: | 40898 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 689132 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Major Ethnic Groups |
| Population Blank1: | Tibetan-51.44% Han-41.75% Hui-6.43% |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP[1] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics2 Info1: | CN¥ 12.7 billion US$ 2.0 billion |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | CN¥ 17,990 US$ 2,888 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Iso Code: | CN-GS-30 |
| S: | 甘南藏族自治州 |
| T: | 甘南藏族自治州 |
| P: | Gānnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu |
| Xej: | قًانًا زَانْزُو زِجِجِوْ |
| Tib: | ཀན་ལྷོ་བོད་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ། |
| Wylie: | kan lho bod rigs rang skyong khul |
| Zwpy: | Gainlho Poirig Ranggyong Kü |
Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (;) 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 40898km2 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.
According to the 2010 census, Gannan has 689,132 inhabitants[2] (population density: 17.14 inhabitants per km2).
| Nationality | Population | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tibetan | 329,278 | 51.44% | |
| Han | 267,260 | 41.75% | |
| Hui | 41,163 | 6.43% | |
| Tu | 939 | 0.15% | |
| Dongxiang | 258 | 0.04% | |
| Manchu | 257 | 0.04% | |
| Salar | 222 | 0.03% | |
| Mongols | 215 | 0.03% | |
| Others | 514 | 0.09% |
In the prefecture is high-way G213. In 2013, the Gannan Xiahe Airport was opened.
1 county level city, 7 counties.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Tibetan | Wylie Tibetan Pinyin | Population | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) | |
| Hezuo City (Zoi City) | Chinese: 合作市 | 90,290 | 2,670 | 33.81 | ||||
| Lintan County | Chinese: 临潭县 | 137,001 | 1,557 | 87.99 | ||||
| Jonê County (Zhuoni County) | Chinese: 卓尼县 | 100,522 | 5,694 | 17.65 | ||||
| Zhouqu County (Zhugqu County) | Chinese: 舟曲县 | 132,108 | 3,010 | 43.88 | ||||
| Têwo County (Diebu County) | Chinese: 迭部县 | 52,166 | 5,108 | 10.21 | ||||
| Maqu County | Chinese: 玛曲县 | 54,745 | 10,190 | 6.72 | ||||
| Luqu County | Chinese: 碌曲县 | 35,630 | 5,298 | 6.72 | ||||
| Xiahe County (Sangqu County) | Chinese: 夏河县 | 86,670 | 6,674 | 12.98 | ||||
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.