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
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and 6
townships:
Climate
Jainca County has a cold
semi-arid climate
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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
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