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Qinghai Province

Qinghai Province
青海省
Province
Name transcription(s)
 • Chinese 青海省 (Qīnghǎi Shěng)
 • Abbreviation (pinyin: Qīng)
Map showing the location of Qinghai Province
Map showing the location of Qinghai Province
Coordinates: 35°N 96°E / 35°N 96°E / 35; 96Coordinates: 35°N 96°E / 35°N 96°E / 35; 96
Named for Derived from the name of Qinghai Lake ("blue/green lake").
Capital
(and largest city)
Xining
Divisions 8 prefectures, 43 counties, 429 townships
Government
 • Secretary Wang Guosheng
 • Governor Wang Jianjun
Area
 • Total 720,000 km2 (280,000 sq mi)
Area rank 4th
Population (2010)
 • Total 5,626,722
 • Rank 30th
 • Density 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
 • Density rank 30th
Demographics
 • Ethnic composition Han - 54%
Tibetan - 21%
Hui - 16%
Tu - 4%
Mongol - 1.8%
Salar - 1.8%
 • Languages and dialects Zhongyuan Mandarin-Chinese, Amdo Tibetan, Monguor, Oirat Mongolian, Salar, and Western Yugur
ISO 3166 code CN-63
GDP (2016) CNY 0.26 billion
USD 387 billion (30th)
 • per capita CNY 43,718
USD 6,583 (17th)
HDI (2010) 0.638 (medium) (27th)
Website http://www.qh.gov.cn/
(Simplified Chinese)
Qinghai
Qinghai (Chinese characters).svg
"Qinghai" in Chinese characters
Chinese name
Chinese 青海
Postal Tsinghai
Literal meaning "Azure Sea"
Tibetan name
Tibetan མཚོ་སྔོན་
Mongolian name
Mongolian script ᠬᠥᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ
Manchu name
Romanization Huhu Noor
Oirat name
Oirat Kokonur

Qinghai (Chinese: 青海; pronounced [tɕʰíŋxài̯]), formerly known in English as Kokonur, is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northwest of the country. As one of the largest province-level administrative divisions of China by area, the province is ranked fourth-largest in size, but has the third-smallest population.

Located mostly on the Tibetan Plateau, the province has long been a melting pot for a number of ethnic groups including the Han, Tibetans, Hui, Tu, Mongols, and Salars. Qinghai borders Gansu on the northeast, Xinjiang on the northwest, Sichuan on the southeast, and the Tibet Autonomous Region on the southwest. Qinghai province was established in 1928 under the Republic of China period during which it was ruled by Chinese Muslim warlords known as the Ma clique. The Chinese name, "Qinghai" is named after Qinghai Lake (cyan sea lake), the largest lake in China. The province was known formerly as Kokonur in English, derived from the Oirat name for Qinghai Lake.


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