Huzhu Tu Autonomous County Explained

Huzhu
Official Name:
Huzhu Tu Autonomous County
Huzhu Mongghul njeenaa dagnagu xan
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:Autonomous County
Pushpin Map:China Qinghai
Pushpin Label:Huzhu
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the seat in Qinghai
Coordinates:36.85°N 108°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Qinghai
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Haidong
Seat:Weiyuan Town
Seat Type:County seat
Area Total Km2:3424
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Total:438067
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Website:http://www.huzhu.gov.cn/
T:互助土族自治縣
S:互助土族自治县
P:Hùzhù Tǔzú Zìzhìxiàn
Tib: or
Wylie:huʼu kruʼu thuʼu rigs rang skyong rdzong or
dgon lung rdzong
Order:st

Huzhu Tu Autonomous County (; Monguor: Huzhu Mongghul njeenaa dagnagu xan), or in short Huzhu County, is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Haidong, in the east of Qinghai province, China, bordering Gansu province to the northeast.[1] It has an area of 3321km2 and approximately 370,000 inhabitants (2004). Its seat is the town of Weiyuan.

The monastery of Chuzang, located in the town of Nanmenxia some 20km (10miles) northwest of the seat of Huzhu County, is listed as a national monument of China (since 2006).

The Xining Caojiabao Airport (IATA: XNN, ICAO: ZLXN) which serves Xining, capital of Qinghai Province, is located in the county.

Administrative divisions

Huzhu is divided into 1 subdistrict, 7 towns and 9 townships, and 2 ethnic townships.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Janhunen, Juha . The Mongolic Languages . 2006-01-27 . Routledge . 978-1-135-79690-7 . 286–287 . en.