Qinghai

Qinghai Province

Province Overview
Chinese Spelling 青海
Pronounced Ching-hai
Old Spelling Tsinghai
Population 4,822,963 (2000)
5,626,723 (2010)
6,430,483 (2020)
Area 280,000 sq. miles (720,000 sq. km)
Population Density 20 people per sq. mile (8 per sq. km)
Highest Elevation 22,510 feet (6,860 meters)
Capital City Xining 1,153,417
Largest Cities (2010) Golmud: 156,779
Haidong: 120,433
Yushu: 56,802
Delinghua: 54,844
Mangnai: 33,440
Administrative Divisions Prefectures: 8
Counties: 43
Towns: 429
Major Ethnic Groups (2000) Han Chinese: 2,606,050 (54.0%)
Tibetan: 1,086,592 (22.6%)
Hui: 753,378 (15.6%)
Tu: 187,562 (3.9%)
Salar: 87,043 (1.8%)
Mongol: 86,301 (1.8%)
Manchu: 7,788 (0.2%)
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