Country China Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Website haixi.gov.cn Local time Wednesday 5:06 AM | Postal code 817000 Area 325,785 km² Population 489,338 (2010) Area code 0977 | |
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Weather -9°C, Wind N at 5 km/h, 73% Humidity Points of interest Kunlun Pass, Chaka Yanhu Scenic Ar, Tanggula Mountains, Geladaindong Peak, Ke Lukehu Tourism Area | ||
Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, locally also known as Qaidam Prefecture (mong. Qaidam; tib. Caindam; chin. Chaidamu), is an autonomous prefecture occupying much of the northern tier of as well as part of the southwest Qinghai province, China. It has an area of 325,785 square kilometres (125,786 sq mi) and its seat is Delingha. The name of the prefecture literally means "west of (Qinghai) Lake."
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Map of Haixi, Qinghai, China
Geladandong Mountain, the source of the Yangtze River, is located here.
History
After 1949, the People's Government of Dulan County was founded and the area was renamed Dulan Autonomous District (都兰自治区); in 1954, Dulan was renamed Haixi Mongol, Tibetan and Kazakh Autonomous District (海西蒙藏哈萨克族自治区) and in 1955, Haixi Mongol, Tibetan and Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture (海西蒙藏哈萨克族自治州). In 1963, it was renamed "海西蒙古族藏族哈萨克族自治州" (English the same, "蒙藏哈萨克族"->"蒙古族藏族哈萨克族"). In 1985, after the Kazakhs had returned to Xinjiang, it was again renamed Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
Demographics
As of the 2010 census, Haixi had 489,338 inhabitants, giving it a population density of 1.5 inhabitants per km².
The following is a list of ethnic groups in the prefecture, taken in the 2000 Census
Subdivisions
Haixi directly governs 2 county-level cities and 3 counties.