List of administrative divisions of Qinghai explained

Qinghai Province
Type:Province
Capital:Xining
Prefectural Cities:2
Autonomous Prefectures:6
County Cities:5
Counties:25
Autonomous Counties:7
Districts:7
Towns:115
Townships:253
Ethnic Townships:30
Subdistricts:31
Communities:476
Villages:4,146
Footnotes:The administrative committees also are not counted.

Qinghai, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following administrative divisions.

Administrative divisions

All of these administrative divisions are explained in greater detail at Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China. This chart lists all prefecture-level and county-level divisions of Qinghai.

Prefecture levelCounty Level
NameChineseHanyu PinyinDivision code[1]
Xining city
Chinese: 西宁市
Chinese: Xīníng Shì
(Capital)
(6301 / XNN)		Chengdong DistrictChinese: 城东区Chinese: Chéngdōng Qū630102 CDQ
Chengzhong DistrictChinese: 城中区Chinese: Chéngzhōng Qū630103 CZQ
Chengxi DistrictChinese: 城西区Chinese: Chéngxī Qū630104 CXQ
Chengbei DistrictChinese: 城北区Chinese: Chéngběi Qū630105 CBE
Huangzhong DistrictChinese: 湟中区Chinese: Huángzhōng Qū630106
Datong CountyChinese: 大通县Chinese: Dàtōng Xiàn630121 DAT
Huangyuan CountyChinese: 湟源县Chinese: Huángyuán Xiàn630123 HYU
Haidong city
Chinese: 海东市
Chinese: Hǎidōng Shì
(6302 / HDI)		Ledu DistrictChinese: 乐都区Chinese: Lèdū Qū630202 LDA
Ping'an DistrictChinese: 平安区Chinese: Píng'ān Qū630203 PIA
Minhe CountyChinese: 民和县Chinese: Mínhé Xiàn630222 MHE
Huzhu CountyChinese: 互助县Chinese: Hùzhù Xiàn630223 HZT
Hualong CountyChinese: 化隆县Chinese: Huàlóng Xiàn630224 HLO
Xunhua CountyChinese: 循化县Chinese: Xúnhuà Xiàn630225 XUH
Haibei Prefecture
Chinese: 海北州
Chinese: Hǎiběi Zhōu
(6322 / HBZ)		Menyuan CountyChinese: 门源县Chinese: Ményuán Xiàn632221 MYU
Qilian CountyChinese: 祁连县Chinese: Qílián Xiàn632222 QLN
Haiyan CountyChinese: 海晏县Chinese: Hǎiyàn Xiàn632223 HIY
Gangcha CountyChinese: 刚察县Chinese: Gāngchá Xiàn632224 GAN
Huangnan Prefecture
Chinese: 黄南州
Chinese: Huángnán Zhōu
(6323 / HNZ)		Tongren cityChinese: 同仁市Chinese: Tóngrén Shì632301
Jianzha CountyChinese: 尖扎县Chinese: Jiānzhā Xiàn632322 JAI
Zeku CountyChinese: 泽库县Chinese: Zékù Xiàn632323 ZEK
Henan CountyChinese: 河南县Chinese: Hénán Xiàn632324 HNM
Hainan Prefecture
Chinese: 海南州
Chinese: Hǎinán Zhōu
(6325 / HNN)		Gonghe CountyChinese: 共和县Chinese: Gònghé Xiàn632521 GHE
Tongde CountyChinese: 同德县Chinese: Tóngdé Xiàn632522 TDX
Guide CountyChinese: 贵德县Chinese: Guìdé Xiàn632523 GID
Xinghai CountyChinese: 兴海县Chinese: Xīnghǎi Xiàn632524 XHA
Guinan CountyChinese: 贵南县Chinese: Guìnán Xiàn632525 GNN
Guoluo Prefecture
Chinese: 果洛州
Chinese: Guǒluò Zhōu
(6326 / GOL)		Maqin CountyChinese: 玛沁县Chinese: Mǎqìn Xiàn632621 MAQ
Baima CountyChinese: 班玛县Chinese: Bānmǎ Xiàn632622 BMX
Gande CountyChinese: 甘德县Chinese: Gāndé Xiàn632623 GAD
Dari CountyChinese: 达日县Chinese: Dárì Xiàn632624 TAR
Jiuzhi CountyChinese: 久治县Chinese: Jiǔzhì Xiàn632625 JUZ
Maduo CountyChinese: 玛多县Chinese: Mǎduō Xiàn632626 MAD
Yushu Prefecture
Chinese: 玉树州
Chinese: Yùshù Zhōu
(6327 / YSZ)		Yushu cityChinese: 玉树市Chinese: Yùshù Shì632701 YSC
Zaduo CountyChinese: 杂多县Chinese: Záduō Xiàn632722 ZAD
Chengduo CountyChinese: 称多县Chinese: Chēngduō Xiàn632723 CHI
Zhiduo CountyChinese: 治多县Chinese: Zhìduō Xiàn632724 ZHI
Nangqian CountyChinese: 囊谦县Chinese: Nángqiān Xiàn632725 NQN
Qumalai CountyChinese: 曲麻莱县Chinese: Qūmálái Xiàn632726 QUM
Haixi Prefecture
Chinese: 海西州
Chinese: Hǎixī Zhōu
(6328 / HXZ)		Ge'ermu cityChinese: 格尔木市Chinese: Gé'ěrmù Shì632801 GOS
Delingha cityChinese: 德令哈市Chinese: Délìnghā Shì632802 DEL
Mangya city Chinese: 茫崖市Chinese: Mángyá Shì632803
Wulan CountyChinese: 乌兰县Chinese: Wūlán Xiàn632821 ULA
Dulan CountyChinese: 都兰县Chinese: Dūlán Xiàn632822 DUL
Tianjun CountyChinese: 天峻县Chinese: Tiānjùn Xiàn632823 TJN
Dachaidan Administrative Zone 大柴旦行政区 Dàcháidàn Xíngzhèngqū 632857

Administrative divisions history

Recent changes in administrative divisions

Date Before After Note Reference[2] [3]
1980-01-09 Haidong Prefecture Xining (PL-City) transferred
↳ Huangzhong County ↳ Jiao District, Xining transferred & established
1983-01-18 all Province-controlled city (P-City) → Prefecture-level city (PL-City) Civil Affairs Announcement
all Prefecture-controlled city (PC-City) → County-level city (CL-City)
1984-05-01 Haixi Prefecture (Aut.)
prefectural-controlled 		Mangya AZ established
1985-??-?? provincial-controlled Huangnan Prefecture (Aut.) transferred
↳ Henan County (Aut.) ↳ Henan County (Aut.) transferred
1985-04-24 Haixi Prefecture (Aut.) Haixi Prefecture (Aut.) removed Kazakh Aut.
1985-11-06 Minhe County Minhe County (Aut.) reorganized
Datong County Datong County (Aut.) reorganized
1986-03-05 Chengxi District Chengbei District established
Jiao District, Xining merged into
Chengdong District merged into
Chengzhong District merged into
Chengxi District merged into
1988-04-19 Wulan County Delingha (CL-City) established
Mangya AZ merged
1989-??-?? provincial-controlled Haibei Prefecture (Aut.) transferred
↳ Kuang District Office ↳ Haiyan County merged into
1992-??-?? Mangya AZ Dachaidan AZ established
Lenghu AZ established
1999-12-05 Haidong Prefecture Xining (PL-City) transferred State Council [1999]142
↳ Huangzhong County ↳ Huangzhong County transferred
↳ Huangyuan County ↳ Huangyuan County transferred
2013-02-08 Haidong Prefecture Haidong (PL-City) reorganized State Council [2013]23
Ledu County Ledu District reorganized
2013-07-03 Yushu County Yushu (CL-City) reorganized Civil Affairs [2013]219
2015-02-16 Ping'an County Ping'an District reorganized State Council [2015]38
2018-02-22 Mangya AZ Mangya (CL-City) reorganized Civil Affairs [2018]48
Lenghu AZ merged
2019-11-06 Huangzhong County Huangzhong District reorganized State Council [2019]106
2020-07-?? Tongren County Tongren (CL-City) reorganized

Population composition

Prefectures

Prefecture20102000
Haixi489,338369,136
Haibei273,304276,723
Xining2,208,7081,979,200
Haidong1,396,8461,520,074
Hainan441,689401,743
Huangnan256,716225,462
Yushu378,439268,825
Guoluo181,682140,397

Counties

NamePrefecture2010
Xining 359,688
Xining 296,987
Xining 242,627
Xining 299,002
Xining 437,835
Xining 136,632
Xining 435,937
Haidong 260,185
Haidong 102,975
Haidong 350,118
Haidong 356,437
Haidong 203,317
Haidong 123,814
Haibei 13,789
Haibei 11,497
Haibei 11,473
Haibei 37,595
Hainan 122,966
Hainan 64,367
Hainan 101,771
Hainan 76,025
Hainan 76,560
Haixi 215,213
Haixi 78,184
Haixi 38,273
Haixi 76,623
Haixi 33,923
Haixi 31,017
Haixi 13,671
Haixi 2,434
Huangnan 92,601
Huangnan 55,325
Huangnan 69,416
Huangnan 39,374
Golog 51,245
Golog 27,185
Golog 34,840
Golog 30,995
Golog 26,081
Golog 11,336
Yushu 120,447
Yushu 58,268
Yushu 55,619
Yushu 30,037
Yushu 85,825
Yushu 28,243

Drafted and proposed cities

Qinghai is planning to re-organise the following administrative divisions:

County-level cities

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/xzqhdm/201504/t20150415_712722.html . zh:最新县及县以上行政区划代码（截止2014年10月31日）. . zh-hans.
  2. Web site: zh:中华人民共和国行政区划沿革 (1949-2006). http://www.gov.cn/test/2006-02/27/content_212020.htm. www.gov.cn. Government of the People's Republic of China. 11 January 2016.
  3. Web site: zh:县级以上行政区划变更情况 (1999-present). http://202.108.98.30/description?dcpid=1. www.mca.gov.cn. Ministry of Civial Affairs of the People's Republic of China. 11 January 2016.

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