Ulan County Explained

Ulan County
Native Name:Mongolian: {{mongolUnicode|ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ|style=max-height:2em;word-wrap:normal · · Chinese: 乌兰县
Other Name:Wulan
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:Qinghai
Pushpin Label:Ulan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the county seat in Qinghai
Coordinates:36.8167°N 115°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Qinghai
Subdivision Type2:Autonomous prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Haixi
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Xireg
Area Total Km2:12858.16
Population Total:31507
Population As Of:2020
Population Note:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Order:st
S:乌兰县
T:烏蘭縣
P:Wūlán Xiàn
Monr:Ulaγan siyan
Wylie:dbus lam rdzong
Zwpy:ü lam dzong

Ulan or Wulan (Mongolian: {{MongolUnicode|ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ|style=max-height:2em;word-wrap:normal; ;) is a county of Qinghai Province, China. It is under the administration of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. County seat is Xireg.

The name of the county comes from a Mongolian word which means "red".

Administrative divisions

Ulan County is divided into 4 towns.

NameSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinTibetanWylieMongolian (traditional script)Mongolian (Cyrillic)Administrative division code
Towns
Xireg Town
(Xirig, Xiligou)
Chinese: 希里沟镇Mongolian: Ширх балгас632821100
Qaka Town
(Chaka, Caka)
Chinese: 茶卡镇Mongolian: Цака балгас632821101
Hohod Town
(Keke)
Chinese: 柯柯镇Mongolian: Хээд балгас632821102
Tongpu Town
(Toinbo)
Chinese: 铜普镇Mongolian: Тунпу балгас632821103
Other: Mohe Livestock Farm, Haixi Prefecture (海西州莫河畜牧场)

Transportation

The county is served by the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, which has a station at the county seat. There is also a freight-only branch to the salt works on the Chaka Salt Lake near Chaka Town, in the southeastern part of the county.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 海西州第七次全国人口普查公报(第二号)——各市县、行委常住人口情况 . Government of Haixi Prefecture . zh . 2021-07-02 .