Ulan or Wulan (; ; zh, s=乌兰县) is a

county A county () is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesL. Brookes (ed.) '' Chambers Dictionary''. Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2005. in some nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoti ...

Qinghai Province Qinghai is an inland province in Northwestern China. It is the largest province of China (excluding autonomous regions) by area and has the third smallest population. Its capital and largest city is Xining. Qinghai borders Gansu on the nort ...

, China. It is under the administration of

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 ...

. County seat is

Xireg Xireg (, ) is a town in and county seat of Ulan County in Qinghai province, China. The town is located in a fertile valley. Wulan railway station Ulan or Wulan (; ; zh, s=乌兰县) is a county of Qinghai Province, China. It is under the a ...

. The name of the county comes from a

Mongolian Mongolian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Mongolia, a country in Asia * Mongolian people, or Mongols * Bogd Khanate of Mongolia, the government of Mongolia, 1911–1919 and 1921–1924 * Mongolian language * Mongolian alphabet * ...

word which means "red".

Administrative divisions

Ulan County is divided into 4

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. Other: Mohe Livestock Farm, Haixi Prefecture (海西州莫河畜牧场)

Climate

Transportation

The county is served by the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, which has a

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at the county seat. There is also a freight-only branch to the salt works on the

Chaka Salt Lake Chaka Salt Lake ( zh, s=茶卡盐湖, p=Chákǎ Yánhú; ) is a salt lake in Ulan County, Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai, China. The oval-shaped lake is located near the eastern end of Qaidam Basin, to the west of the provincial capital Xining X ...

near

Chaka Town Chaka Town ( zh, s=茶卡镇, t=茶卡鎮, p=Chákǎ Zhèn) is a rural town in Ulan County, Qinghai, China. it had a population of 2,100 and an area of . The Han, Hui, Mongolian and Tibetan live here. History After the establishment of the C ...

, in the southeastern part of the county.

References

County-level divisions of Qinghai Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture {{Qinghai-geo-stub