List of administrative divisions of Qinghai

Qinghai Province
Province
Capital: Xining
Prefectural level divisions
Prefectural cities 2
Autonomous prefectures 6
County level divisions
County cities 3
Counties 27
Autonomous counties 7
Districts 6
Township level divisions
Towns 115
Townships 253
Ethnic townships 30
Subdistricts 31
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
西宁市
Xīníng Shì
(Capital)
(6301)
Chengdong District 城东区 Chéngdōng Qū 630102
Chengzhong District 城中区 Chéngzhōng Qū 630103
Chengxi District 城西区 Chéngxī Qū 630104
Chengbei District 城北区 Chéngběi Qū 630105
Datong Hui and Tu
Autonomous County
大通回族土族自治县 Dàtōng Huízú Tǔzú Zìzhìxiàn 630121
Huangzhong County 湟中县 Huángzhōng Xiàn 630122
Huangyuan County 湟源县 Huángyuán Xiàn 630123
Haidong City
海东市
Hǎidōng Shì
(6302)
Ledu District 乐都区 Lèdū Qū 630202
Ping'an District 平安区 Píng'ān Qū 630203
Minhe Hui and Tu
Autonomous County
民和回族土族自治县 Mínhé Huízú Tǔzú Zìzhìxiàn 630222
Huzhu Tu
Autonomous County
互助土族自治县 Hùzhù Tǔzú Zìzhìxiàn 630223
Hualong Hui
Autonomous County
化隆回族自治县 Huàlóng Huízú Zìzhìxiàn 630224
Xunhua Salar
Autonomous County
循化撒拉族自治县 Xúnhuà Sǎlāzú Zìzhìxiàn 630225
Haibei Tibetan
Autonomous Prefecture

海北藏族自治州
Hǎiběi Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu
(6322)
Menyuan Hui
Autonomous County
门源回族自治县 Ményuán Huízú Zìzhìxiàn 632221
Qilian County 祁连县 Qílián Xiàn 632222
Haiyan County 海晏县 Hǎiyàn Xiàn 632223
Gangca County 刚察县 Gāngchá Xiàn 632224
Huangnan Tibetan
Autonomous Prefecture

黄南藏族自治州
Huángnán Zàngzú
Zìzhìzhōu
(6323)
Tongren County 同仁县 Tóngrén Xiàn 632321
Jainca County 尖扎县 Jiānzhā Xiàn 632322
Zêkog County 泽库县 Zékù Xiàn 632323
Henan Mongol
Autonomous County
河南蒙古族自治县 Hénán Měnggǔzú Zìzhìxiàn 632324
Hainan Tibetan
Autonomous Prefecture

海南藏族自治州
Hǎinán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu
(6325)
Gonghe County 共和县 Gònghé Xiàn 632521
Tongde County 同德县 Tóngdé Xiàn 632522
Guide County 贵德县 Guìdé Xiàn 632523
Xinghai County 兴海县 Xīnghǎi Xiàn 632524
Guinan County 贵南县 Guìnán Xiàn 632525
Golog Tibetan
Autonomous Prefecture

果洛藏族自治州
Guǒluò Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu
(6326)
Maqên County 玛沁县 Mǎqìn Xiàn 632621
Baima County 班玛县 Bānmǎ Xiàn 632622
Gadê County 甘德县 Gāndé Xiàn 632623
Darlag County 达日县 Dárì Xiàn 632624
Jigzhi County 久治县 Jiǔzhì Xiàn 632625
Madoi County 玛多县 Mǎduō Xiàn 632626
Yushu Tibetan
Autonomous Prefecture

玉树藏族自治州
Yùshù Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu
(6327)
Yushu City 玉树市 Yùshù Shì 632701
Zadoi County 杂多县 Záduō Xiàn 632722
Chindu County 称多县 Chēngduō Xiàn 632723
Zhidoi County 治多县 Zhìduō Xiàn 632724
Nangqên County 囊谦县 Nángqiān Xiàn 632725
Qumarlêb County 曲麻莱县 Qūmálái Xiàn 632726
Haixi Mongol and Tibetan
Autonomous Prefecture

海西蒙古族藏族自治州
Hǎixī Měnggǔzú Zàngzú
Zìzhìzhōu
(6328)
Golmud City 格尔木市 Gé'ěrmù Shì 632801
Delingha City 德令哈市 Délìnghā Shì 632802
Ulan County 乌兰县 Wūlán Xiàn 632821
Dulan County 都兰县 Dūlán Xiàn 632822
Tianjun County 天峻县 Tiānjùn Xiàn 632823
Mangnai1
Administrative Zone
茫崖行政区 Mángyá
Xíngzhèngqū
632891
Da Qaidam1
Administrative Zone
大柴旦行政区 Dàcháidàn
Xíngzhèngqū
632892
Lenghu1
Administrative Zone
冷湖行政区 Lěnghú
Xíngzhèngqū
632893

1 The administrative zones are not standard units of local government, though they do function as such.

Administrative divisions history

Recent changes in administrative divisions

Date Before After Note Reference[2][3]
1980-01-09 parts of Haidong Prefecture Xining (PL-City) transferred
parts of Huangzhong County ↳ Jiao District, Xining transferred & established
1983-01-18 all Province-controlled city (P-City) → Prefecture-level city (PL-City) MoCA Announcement
all Prefecture-controlled city (PC-City) → County-level city (CL-City)
1984-05-01 Haixi Prefecture (Aut.)
pefectural-controlled
Mangnai Administrative Zone 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.) upgraded
Datong County Datong County (Aut.) upgraded
1986-03-05 parts of 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 parts of Ulan County Delhi (CL-City) established
parts of Mangnai Administrative Zone merged
1989-??-?? provincial-controlled Haibei Prefecture (Aut.) transferred
↳ Kuang District Office ↳ Haiyan County merged into
1992-??-?? parts of Mangnai Administrative Zone Da Qaidam Administrative Zone established
Lenghu Administrative Zone established
1999-12-05 parts of Haidong Prefecture Xining (PL-City) transferred Guohan[1999]142
↳ Huangzhong County ↳ Huangzhong County transferred
↳ Huangyuan County ↳ Huangyuan County transferred
2013-02-08 Haidong Prefecture Haidong (PL-City) upgraded Guohan[2013]23
Ledu County Ledu District upgraded
2013-07-03 Yushu County Yushu (CL-City) upgraded Minhan[2013]219
2015-02-16 Ping'an County Ping'an District upgraded Guohan[2015]38

Population composition

Prefectures

Prefecture 2010 2000
Haixi 489,338 369,136
Haibei 273,304 276,723
Xining 2,208,708 1,979,200
Haidong 1,396,846 1,520,074
Hainan 441,689 401,743
Huangnan 256,716 225,462
Yushu 378,439 268,825
Golog 181,682 140,397

Counties

NamePrefecture2010
Chengdong Xining 359,688
Chengzhong Xining 296,987
Chengxi Xining 242,627
Chengbei Xining 299,002
Huangyuan Xining 437,835
Huangzhong Xining 136,632
Datong Xining 435,937
Ledu Haidong 260,185
Ping'an Haidong 102,975
Minhe Haidong 350,118
Huzhu Haidong 356,437
Hualong Haidong 203,317
Xunhua Haidong 123,814
Qilian Haibei 13,789
Haiyan Haibei 11,497
Gangca Haibei 11,473
Menyuan Haibei 37,595
Gonghe Hainan 122,966
Tongde Hainan 64,367
Guide Hainan 101,771
Xinghai Hainan 76,025
Guinan Hainan 76,560
Golmud Haixi 215,213
Delingha Haixi 78,184
Ulan Haixi 38,273
Dulan Haixi 76,623
Tianjun Haixi 33,923
Mangnai Haixi 31,017
Da Qaidam Haixi 13,671
Lenghu Haixi 2,434
Tongren Huangnan 92,601
Jainca Huangnan 55,325
Zêkog Huangnan 69,416
Henan Huangnan 39,374
Maqên Golog 51,245
Baima Golog 27,185
Gadê Golog 34,840
Darlag Golog 30,995
Jigzhi Golog 26,081
Madoi Golog 11,336
Yushu Yushu 120,447
Zadoi Yushu 58,268
Chindu Yushu 55,619
Zhidoi Yushu 30,037
Nangqên Yushu 85,825
Qumarlêb Yushu 28,243

Drafted and proposed cities

Qinghai is planning to re-organise the administrative divisions with an addition of two county-level cities, all to be located in Haixi Prefecture:

References

  1. 最新县及县以上行政区划代码(截止2014年10月31日)
  2. "中华人民共和国行政区划沿革 (1949-2006)". www.gov.cn. Government of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. "县级以上行政区划变更情况 (1999-present)". www.mca.gov.cn. Ministry of Civial Affairs of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
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