Area 40,898 km² Population 689,132 (2010) | Local time Friday 5:59 PM | |
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Country People's Republic of China Weather -4°C, Wind NE at 11 km/h, 81% Humidity Points of interest Labrang Monastery, Gongtang Baota, Xiahe Sangke Grasslan, Gahai, Sangke Grassland | ||
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.
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Map of Gannan, Gansu, China
Population
According to the 2010 census, Gannan has 689,132 inhabitants (population density: 17.14 inhabitants per km²).
Transport
In the prefecture is high-way G213. In 2013, the Gannan Xiahe Airport was opened.
Subdivisions
1 county level city, 7 counties.