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Jainca County, Chentsa County or Jainzha County (; zh, s=尖扎县 , p=Jiānzhā Xiàn) is a county in
Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture ( zh, s=黄南藏族自治州, t=黃南藏族自治州 , p=Huángnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu; ) is an autonomous prefecture of eastern Qinghai, northwest China, bordering Gansu to the east. The prefecture has ...
in
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, to Tibetans in the area known as Malho Prefecture, part of Amdo. There are six townships, three towns and a total of 79 administrative villages in Chentsa county. The county has an area of and a population of ~50,000 (2001), 67% Tibetan. The county seat is the town of Markhu Thang.


Administrative divisions

Jainca County is made up of 3
towns A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
and 6 townships:


Climate

Jainca County has a cold
semi-arid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of se ...
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''BSk'') and , at , on July 24, 2000.


See also

* Amdo Jampa * List of administrative divisions of Qinghai


References


External links


Official website of Jainca County Government
County-level divisions of Qinghai Amdo Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Long stubs with short prose {{Qinghai-geo-stub