Delingha ( zh, s=德令哈; ), or Delhi (), is the seat of the

Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture ( zh, c=海西蒙古族藏族自治州; ; ), locally also known as Qaidam Prefecture (; ; zh, s=柴达木), is an autonomous prefecture occupying much of the northern half of (as well as part of ...

in northern

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province, China. It is located approximately southeast of the Da Qaidam Administrative Region. It is a mainly industrial

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. The Bayin River divides the city into two parts: Hedong and . Because the prefecture seat is located in Hedong, it is slightly more flourishing than Hexi, which is chiefly agricultural. Established in 1988, Delingha administers seven township-level divisions covering an area of and has a total population of 78,184, making it the smallest of the five cities in Qinghai. The name of the city comes from Mongolian and means "golden world" (), reflecting the relatively large Mongol population of the city. Da Qaidam administrative zone merged into Delingha in mid-2018.

Administrative divisions

Delingha is divided into 3 subdistricts, 3

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, and 1

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Geography

Climate

Delingha has a cool semi-arid climate (

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''BSk'') just moist enough to avoid being a

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(''BWk''), characterised by warm summers with moderate rainfall and frigid to freezing, dry winters.

Transportation

The Haixi Delingha Airport and Delingha railway station serve the city. The Delingha Tram is under construction.

Economy and industry

Delingha will be home to a 400 million yuan "Mars village" used by the

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to plan future Mars explorations missions. At an altitude of , a 50 MW

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plant with

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opened in 2018.Newsletter 2018
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References

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