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Gannan Prefecture

Gannan Prefecture
甘南州 · ཀན་ཁུལ།
Autonomous Prefecture
甘南藏族自治州
Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Labrang Monastery, Xiahe County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Labrang Monastery, Xiahe County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Location of Gannan Prefecture within Gansu
Location of Gannan Prefecture within Gansu
Coordinates: 34°59′8″N 102°30′29″E / 34.98556°N 102.50806°E / 34.98556; 102.50806Coordinates: 34°59′8″N 102°30′29″E / 34.98556°N 102.50806°E / 34.98556; 102.50806
Country People's Republic of China
Province Gansu
Prefecture Seat Hezuo
Area
 • Total 40,898 km2 (15,791 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 689,132
 • Density 17/km2 (44/sq mi)
 • Major Ethnic Groups Tibetan-51.44%
Han-41.75%
Hui-6.43%
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Website http://www.gn.gansu.gov.cn/

Gānnán Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: 甘南藏族自治州; pinyin: Gānnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu; Tibetan: ཀན་ལྷོ་བོད་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ་Wylie: Kan-lho Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul, ZYPY: Gainlho Poirig Ranggyong Kü) is an autonomous prefecture in southern Gansu Province, China. It includes Xiahe and the Labrang Monastery, Luqu, Maqu, and other mostly Tibetan towns and villages. Gannan has an area of 40,898 km2 (15,791 sq mi) and its capital is Hezuo (Zoi). In the first year of the proclamation of Gannan Autonomous District, the district-seat was at the Labrang Town of Sangqu.

According to the 2010 census, Gannan has 689,132 inhabitants (population density: 17.14 inhabitants per km²).

In the prefecture is high-way G213. In 2013, the Gannan Xiahe Airport was opened.

1 county level city, 7 counties.


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