Huzhu Tu Autonomous County (;
Monguor: ), or in short Huzhu County (), is an
autonomous county
Autonomous counties () and autonomous banners () are Counties of China, county-level autonomous administrative divisions of China. Autonomous counties tend to have a large number of ethnic minority citizens compared to ordinary counties (if not ...
under the jurisdiction of the
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province of China, province and above a Counties of the People's Republic of China, county in China's ...
of
Haidong, in the east of
Qinghai
Qinghai is an inland Provinces of China, province in Northwestern China. It is the largest provinces of China, province of China (excluding autonomous regions) by area and has the third smallest population. Its capital and largest city is Xin ...
province, China, bordering
Gansu
Gansu is a provinces of China, province in Northwestern China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeastern part of the province. The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibetan Plateau, Ti ...
province to the northeast.
It has an area of and approximately 370,000 inhabitants (2004). Its seat is the town of
Weiyuan.
The monastery of
Chuzang, located in the town of
Nanmenxia some northwest of the seat of Huzhu County, is listed as a national monument of China (since 2006).
The
Xining Caojiabao Airport (IATA: XNN, ICAO: ZLXN) which serves
Xining, capital of Qinghai Province, is located in the county.
Administrative divisions
Huzhu is divided into 1
subdistrict A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district.
Equivalents
* Administrative posts of East Timor, formerly Portuguese-language
* Kelurahan, in Indonesia
* Mukim, a township in Brunei, Ind ...
, 7
towns
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
and 9
townships, and 2
ethnic townships.
*Gaozhai Subdistrict ()
*Weiyuan Town ()
*Danma Town ()
*Nanmenxia Town ()
*Jiading Town ()
*Tangchuan Town ()
*Wushi Town ()
*Wufeng Town ()
*Taizi Township ()
*Xishan Township ()
*Hongyazigou Township ()
*Halazhigou Township ()
*Dongshan Township ()
*Donghe Township ()
*Donggou Township ()
*Linchuan Township ()
*Caijiabu Township ()
*Pasa Tibetan Township (, )
*Sumdo Tibetan Township (, )
Climate
See also
*
List of administrative divisions of Qinghai
References
External links
Official Website
Chubsang Gompa
County-level divisions of Qinghai
Haidong
Monguor autonomous counties
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