Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

The Autonomous District Haibei of Tibetans (海北 藏族 自治州Haibei Zangzu zizhizhou ) is located in the northeastern Chinese province of Qinghai and the Tibetan cultural region of Amdo Act. The Tibetan name is Tshojang. Its administrative seat is the large village Xihai (西海 镇zhen Xihai ) in Haiyan county, a town that has evolved from the former Atomic Energy Research Institute, which operated in the West under the name " Ninth Academy " (1987 decommissioned). Haibei has an area of ​​39,354 km ² and around 270,000 inhabitants ( 2004). The Autonomous County among three districts and one Autonomous County:

• Haiyan county (海晏 县), capital: greater community Sanjiaocheng (三角 城镇), 4348 km ², 30,000 inhabitants;
• Qilian county (祁连 县), capital: greater community Babao (八宝 镇), 15,610 km ², 50,000 inhabitants;
• Circle Gangca (刚察 县), capital: greater community Shaliuhe (沙柳 河镇) 12,500 km ², about 40,000 inhabitants;
• Autonomous County of Hui Menyuan (门 源 回族 自治县), capital: greater community Haomen (浩 门 镇), 6896 km ², approximately 150,000 inhabitants.

Ethnic structure of the population ( 2000)

At the census in 2000 had 258 922 inhabitants Haibei ( population density. 6.58 inhab / km ²).