Henan Mongol Autonomous County Explained

Henan County
Official Name:Henan Mongol Autonomous County
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:China Qinghai
Pushpin Label:Henan
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:Huangnan
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Yêgainnyin Town
Area Total Km2:6,250
Population Total:40,864
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:5.16
Population Footnotes:[1]
Coor Pinpoint:Henan County government
Coordinates:34.7348°N 101.6177°W
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Order:st
S:河南蒙古族自治县
T:河南蒙古族自治縣
P:Hénán Ménggǔ Zìzhìxiàn
J:ho4naam4 mung4gu2zuk6 zi6zi6jyun2
Wylie:rma lho sog rigs rang skyong rdzong
Zwpy:Malho Sogrig Ranggyong Zong
Mon:Хөнаний монгол өөртөө засах шянь

Henan Mongol Autonomous County is an autonomous county in the south of Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the province of Qinghai, China, bordering Gansu Province to the south and east. Its administrative seat ("capital") is the town of Yêgainnyin (Youganning). Henan has an area of 6250km2 and approximately 30,000 inhabitants (2004). The Mongols or Upper Mongols (Sogwo Arig), the overwhelming majority of the inhabitants of the county, do not speak Mongolian (with relatively few exceptions) and speak primarily Standard Chinese and Tibetan.

Administrative divisions

Henan County is made up of 2 towns and 4 townships:

NameSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinTibetanWylieMongolian (Hudum Script)Mongolian (Cyrillic)Administrative division code
Towns
Yêgainnyin TownChinese: 优干宁镇Mongolian: Ево ган нин балгас632324100
Nyimta TownChinese: 宁木特镇Mongolian: Нямд балгас632324101
Townships
Dosum TownshipChinese: 多松乡Mongolian: Тогсм шиян632324201
Sêrlung TownshipChinese: 赛尔龙乡Mongolian: Сарлан шиян632324202
Kosag TownshipChinese: 柯生乡Mongolian: Хүйсэн шиян632324203
Toyêma TownshipChinese: 托叶玛乡Mongolian: Доём шиян632324204

Ethnic groups in Henan, 2000 census

NationalityPopulationPercentage
Mongol28,87989.55%
Han1,4444.48%
Tibetan8632.68%
Hui8212.54%
Tu1440.45%
Salar450.14%
Bai190.06%
Bonan130.04%
Dongxiang110.03%
Yi60.02%
Others50.02%

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 黄南州第七次全国人口普查公报(第二号)——县级常住人口情况 . Government of Huangnan Prefecture . zh . 2021-07-01 .