Menyuan Hui Autonomous County Explained

Menyuan County
Official Name:
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:Autonomous County
Pushpin Map:China Qinghai
Pushpin Label:Menyuan
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:Haibei
Seat:Haomen Town
Seat Type:County seat
Area Total Km2:6,381.65
Population Total:138335
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:37.4333°N 143°W
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Order:st
S:门源回族自治县
T:門源回族自治縣
P:Ményuán Huízú Zìzhìxiàn
Tib: or

Menyuan Hui Autonomous County (Chinese: s=门源回族自治县|t=門源回族自治縣|p=Ményuán Huízú Zìzhìxiàn, Xiao'erjing: ;) is a county in the northeast of Qinghai Province, China, bordering Gansu Province to the north. It is under the administration of Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Menyuan is situated on the Datong River between the Qilian Mountains and Daban Mountains. Gangshiqia Peak rises dramatically in the north of the county. It used to be called Menyuan (Chinese: 亹源) in Chinese, with a different first character from the current name.

Administrative divisions

Haiyan County is made up of 4 towns, 7 townships, and 1 ethnic township:

NameSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinTibetanWylieAdministrative division codeNotes
Towns
Haomen Town
(Julag Town)
Chinese: 浩门镇632221100
Qingshiju Town
(Dê'gyaitiubur Town)
Chinese: 青石咀镇632221101
Quankou Town
(Xartang Town)
Chinese: 泉口镇632221102
Dongchuan TownChinese: 东川镇632221103
Townships
Beishan Township
(Qangri Township)
Chinese: 北山乡632221200
Malian TownshipChinese: 麻莲乡632221201
Xitan Township
(Nubtang Township)
Chinese: 西滩乡632221202
Yintian Township
(Sibxing Township)
Chinese: 阴田乡632221203
Xianmi Township
(Sêmnyi Township)
Chinese: 仙米乡632221204
Zhugu Township
(Chuku Township)
Chinese: 珠固乡632221205
Sujitan Township
(Soi'gyitang Township)
Chinese: 苏吉滩乡632221206
Ethnic township
Huangcheng Mongol Ethnic TownshipChinese: 皇城蒙古族乡632221207(Mongolian)
Others:

Transportation

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 海北州第七次全国人口普查公报(第一、二、三、四、五、六号) . Government of Haibei Prefecture . zh . 2022-12-02 .