Sunan Yugur Autonomous County

Sunan Yugur Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 肃南裕固族自治县; traditional Chinese: 肅南裕固族自治縣; pinyin: Sùnán Yùgùzú Zìzhìxiàn) is an autonomous county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhangye, Gansu Province, China, bordering Qinghai province to the south. It is home to the majority of the Yugur ethnic group. The seat of government is in Hongwansi Town (红湾寺镇).

Sunan County

肃南县
County
肃南裕固族自治县
Sunan Yugur Autonomous County
Sunan gate, on the Chinese Yugur Scenic Corridor
Sunan in Zhangye
Zhangye in Gansu
Coordinates: 38°50′19″N 99°37′07″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGansu
Prefecture-level cityZhangye
Area
 • Total23,800 km2 (9,200 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total39,046[1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
734400

The county has an area of 20,456 km2 (7,898 sq mi) and the population was 35,869 in 1999.[2]

Sùnán Yugur Autonomous County consists of three separate areas: Mínghua District, situated in the plains in the northwest, and Huángcheng District, situated in the mountains in the southeast, are separated from the main part of the county.

The county is home to a number of other ethnic groups, including Tibetans, who make up most of the population of Xishui Tibetan Township.[3]

Administrative divisions

Sunan Yugur Autonomous County is divided to 3 towns, 2 townships, 3 ethnic townships and 2 others.[4]

Towns
  • Hongwansi (红湾寺镇)
  • Huangcheng (皇城镇)
  • Kangle (康乐镇)
Townships
  • Dahe Township(大河乡)
  • Minghua Township (明花乡)
Ethnic townships
  • Mati Tibetan Township(马蹄藏族乡)
  • Baiyin Mongol Township(白银蒙古族乡)
  • Qifeng Tibetan Township (祁丰蔵族乡)
Others
  • Gansu Sheep Breeding Farm(甘肃省绵羊育种场)
  • Zhangye Baopinghe Ranch (张掖宝瓶河牧场)
Ethnic composition of Sùnán Yugur Autonomous County
according to its Districts and Townships[5]
Towns and TownshipsTotalYugurHanTibetanHuiMonguorMongol
total355008825169768393614356316
Hongwansì Town563711933568754483824
Huangcheng Town740814863530203719314512
Beitan Township150445681816849211
Dongtan Township20525781333361004 
Huajian Township1509299284773338 
Mayíng Township65041921516   
Yangxiang Township169342361340111011
Mati Town52654328012343283515
Daquangou Township197481442524   
Dadouma Township203421114281583513
Xishui Township125714217100420 2
Kangle Town44661831205719617063257
Baiyin Township83128556299 218
Hongshiwo Township16551156404454838
Qinglong Township14562678899814655 
Yangge Township5243801082411 1
Dahe Town580221313174260162724
Jiucaigou Township17291103561283214
Lamawan Township1149741038 298 
Shuiguan Township6183361701111  
Xuequan Township2306618140412110063 
Minghua Town2418208830719 12
Minghai Township10521002471  1
Lianhua Township8907799317  1
Qiantan Township4763071671 1 
Qifeng District3408505582787822
Qílian Township10883771007 1 
Qílin Township654767580   
Qíwen Township118140374760412
Qiqing Township485 404404  
nomads10963108265  

References
  1. "China : Population - ceicdata.com". ceicdata. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  2. National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
  3. http://www-wds.worldbank.org/servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2005/04/13/000090341_20050413083243/Rendered/PDF/IPP1200EMDP0101August012020041.pdf
  4. "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  5. Data from Yáng 1993: 106; there are further a few individuals of other nationalities .


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