Qinghai Province
Province
Capital: Xining
Prefecture-level divisions
Prefectural cities2
Autonomous prefectures6
County level divisions
County cities5
Counties25
Autonomous counties7
Districts7
Township level divisions
Towns115
Townships253
Ethnic townships30
Subdistricts31
Villages level divisions
Communities476
Administrative villages4,146
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 / XNN)		 Chengdong District城东区Chéngdōng Qū630102CDQ
Chengzhong District城中区Chéngzhōng Qū630103CZQ
Chengxi District城西区Chéngxī Qū630104CXQ
Chengbei District城北区Chéngběi Qū630105CBE
Huangzhong District湟中区Huángzhōng Qū630106
Datong County[lower-alpha 1]大通县Dàtōng Xiàn630121DAT
Huangyuan County湟源县Huángyuán Xiàn630123HYU
Haidong city
海东市
Hǎidōng Shì
(6302 / HDI)		 Ledu District乐都区Lèdū Qū630202LDA
Ping'an District平安区Píng'ān Qū630203PIA
Minhe County[lower-alpha 2]民和县Mínhé Xiàn630222MHE
Huzhu County[lower-alpha 3]互助县Hùzhù Xiàn630223HZT
Hualong County[lower-alpha 4]化隆县Huàlóng Xiàn630224HLO
Xunhua County[lower-alpha 5]循化县Xúnhuà Xiàn630225XUH
Haibei Prefecture[lower-alpha 6]
海北州
Hǎiběi Zhōu
(6322 / HBZ)		 Menyuan County[lower-alpha 7]门源县Ményuán Xiàn632221MYU
Qilian County祁连县Qílián Xiàn632222QLN
Haiyan County海晏县Hǎiyàn Xiàn632223HIY
Gangcha County刚察县Gāngchá Xiàn632224GAN
Huangnan Prefecture[lower-alpha 8]
黄南州
Huángnán Zhōu
(6323 / HNZ)		 Tongren city同仁市Tóngrén Shì632301
Jianzha County尖扎县Jiānzhā Xiàn632322JAI
Zeku County泽库县Zékù Xiàn632323ZEK
Henan County[lower-alpha 9]河南县Hénán Xiàn632324HNM
Hainan Prefecture[lower-alpha 10]
海南州
Hǎinán Zhōu
(6325 / HNN)		 Gonghe County共和县Gònghé Xiàn632521GHE
Tongde County同德县Tóngdé Xiàn632522TDX
Guide County贵德县Guìdé Xiàn632523GID
Xinghai County兴海县Xīnghǎi Xiàn632524XHA
Guinan County贵南县Guìnán Xiàn632525GNN
Guoluo Prefecture[lower-alpha 11]
果洛州
Guǒluò Zhōu
(6326 / GOL)		 Maqin County玛沁县Mǎqìn Xiàn632621MAQ
Baima County班玛县Bānmǎ Xiàn632622BMX
Gande County甘德县Gāndé Xiàn632623GAD
Dari County达日县Dárì Xiàn632624TAR
Jiuzhi County久治县Jiǔzhì Xiàn632625JUZ
Maduo County玛多县Mǎduō Xiàn632626MAD
Yushu Prefecture[lower-alpha 12]
玉树州
Yùshù Zhōu
(6327 / YSZ)		 Yushu city玉树市Yùshù Shì632701YSC
Zaduo County杂多县Záduō Xiàn632722ZAD
Chengduo County称多县Chēngduō Xiàn632723CHI
Zhiduo County治多县Zhìduō Xiàn632724ZHI
Nangqian County囊谦县Nángqiān Xiàn632725NQN
Qumalai County曲麻莱县Qūmálái Xiàn632726QUM
Haixi Prefecture[lower-alpha 13]
海西州
Hǎixī Zhōu
(6328 / HXZ)		 Ge'ermu city格尔木市Gé'ěrmù Shì632801GOS
Delingha city德令哈市Délìnghā Shì632802DEL
Mangya city茫崖市Mángyá Shì632803
Wulan County乌兰县Wūlán Xiàn632821ULA
Dulan County都兰县Dūlán Xiàn632822DUL
Tianjun County天峻县Tiānjùn Xiàn632823TJN
Dachaidan Administrative Zone[lower-alpha 14]大柴旦行政区Dàcháidàn Xíngzhèngqū632857
  1. ↑ Conventional name: Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County; Chinese: 大通回族土族自治县; pinyin: Dàtōng Huízú Tǔzú Zìzhìxiàn
  2. ↑ Conventional name: Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County; Chinese: 民和回族土族自治县; pinyin: Mínhé Huízú Tǔzú Zìzhìxiàn
  3. ↑ Conventional name: Huzhu Tu Autonomous County; Chinese: 互助土族自治县; pinyin: Hùzhù Tǔzú Zìzhìxiàn
  4. ↑ Conventional name: Hualong Hui Autonomous County; Chinese: 化隆回族自治县; pinyin: Huàlóng Huízú Zìzhìxiàn
  5. ↑ Conventional name: Xunhua Salar Autonomous County; Chinese: 循化撒拉族自治县; pinyin: Xúnhuà Sǎlāzú Zìzhìxiàn
  6. ↑ Conventional name: Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture; Chinese: 海北藏族自治州; pinyin: Hǎiběi Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu
  7. ↑ Conventional name: Menyuan Hui Autonomous County; Chinese: 门源回族自治县; pinyin: Ményuán Huízú Zìzhìxiàn
  8. ↑ Conventional name: Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture; Chinese: 黄南藏族自治州; pinyin: Huángnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu
  9. ↑ Conventional name: Henan Mongol Autonomous County; Chinese: 河南蒙古族自治县; pinyin: Hénán Měnggǔzú Zìzhìxiàn
  10. ↑ Conventional name: Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture; Chinese: 海南藏族自治州; pinyin: Hǎinán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu
  11. ↑ Conventional name: Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture; Chinese: 果洛藏族自治州; pinyin: Guǒluò Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu
  12. ↑ Conventional name: Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture; Chinese: 玉树藏族自治州; pinyin: Yùshù Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu
  13. ↑ Conventional name: Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture; Chinese: 海西蒙古族藏族自治州; pinyin: Hǎixī Měnggǔzú Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu
  14. ↑ The administrative zones are not standard units of local government, though they do function as such. The administrative zones are not formal administrative subdivisions recognized by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Nominally part of Delingha City.

Administrative divisions history

Recent changes in administrative divisions

DateBeforeAfterNoteReference[2][3]
1980-01-09parts of Haidong PrefectureXining (PL-City)transferred
↳ parts of Huangzhong County↳ Jiao District, Xiningtransferred & established
1983-01-18all Province-controlled city (P-City) → Prefecture-level city (PL-City)Civil Affairs Announcement
all Prefecture-controlled city (PC-City) → County-level city (CL-City)
1984-05-01Haixi Prefecture (Aut.)
prefectural-controlled		Mangya AZestablished
1985-??-??provincial-controlledHuangnan Prefecture (Aut.)transferred
↳ Henan County (Aut.)↳ Henan County (Aut.)transferred
1985-04-24Haixi Prefecture (Aut.)Haixi Prefecture (Aut.)removed Kazakh Aut.
1985-11-06Minhe CountyMinhe County (Aut.)reorganized
Datong CountyDatong County (Aut.)reorganized
1986-03-05parts of Chengxi DistrictChengbei Districtestablished
Jiao District, Xiningmerged into
Chengdong Districtmerged into
Chengzhong Districtmerged into
Chengxi Districtmerged into
1988-04-19parts of Wulan CountyDelingha (CL-City)established
parts of Mangya AZmerged
1989-??-??provincial-controlledHaibei Prefecture (Aut.)transferred
↳ Kuang District Office↳ Haiyan Countymerged into
1992-??-??parts of Mangya AZDachaidan AZestablished
Lenghu AZestablished
1999-12-05parts of Haidong PrefectureXining (PL-City)transferredState Council [1999]142
↳ Huangzhong County↳ Huangzhong Countytransferred
↳ Huangyuan County↳ Huangyuan Countytransferred
2013-02-08Haidong PrefectureHaidong (PL-City)reorganizedState Council [2013]23
Ledu CountyLedu Districtreorganized
2013-07-03Yushu CountyYushu (CL-City)reorganizedCivil Affairs [2013]219
2015-02-16Ping'an CountyPing'an DistrictreorganizedState Council [2015]38
2018-02-22Mangya AZMangya (CL-City)reorganizedCivil Affairs [2018]48
Lenghu AZmerged
2019-11-06Huangzhong CountyHuangzhong DistrictreorganizedState Council [2019]106
2020-07-??Tongren CountyTongren (CL-City)reorganized

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
Guoluo 181,682 140,397

Counties

NamePrefecture2010
ChengdongXining359,688
ChengzhongXining296,987
ChengxiXining242,627
ChengbeiXining299,002
HuangyuanXining437,835
HuangzhongXining136,632
DatongXining435,937
LeduHaidong260,185
Ping'anHaidong102,975
MinheHaidong350,118
HuzhuHaidong356,437
HualongHaidong203,317
XunhuaHaidong123,814
QilianHaibei13,789
HaiyanHaibei11,497
GangchaHaibei11,473
MenyuanHaibei37,595
GongheHainan122,966
TongdeHainan64,367
GuideHainan101,771
XinghaiHainan76,025
GuinanHainan76,560
Ge'ermuHaixi215,213
DelinghaHaixi78,184
WulanHaixi38,273
DulanHaixi76,623
TianjunHaixi33,923
MangyaHaixi31,017
DachaidanHaixi13,671
LenghuHaixi2,434
TongrenHuangnan92,601
JianzhaHuangnan55,325
ZekuHuangnan69,416
HenanHuangnan39,374
MaqinGolog51,245
BaimaGolog27,185
GandeGolog34,840
DariGolog30,995
JiuzhiGolog26,081
MaduoGolog11,336
YushuYushu120,447
ZaduoYushu58,268
ChengduoYushu55,619
ZhiduoYushu30,037
NangqianYushu85,825
QumalaiYushu28,243

Drafted and proposed cities

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

County-level cities


See also

References

  1. ↑ 最新县及县以上行政区划代码（截止2014年10月31日） (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China.
  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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