Qinghai

Administrative status

Qinghai is a provincial-level division of the People's Republic of China^[1].

Subdivisions

8 county-level or higher divisions^[1]:

• Xining (prefecture-level city, 630100)
• Haidong (prefecture-level city, 630200)
• Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (autonomous prefecture, 632200)
• Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (autonomous prefecture, 632300)
• Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (autonomous prefecture, 632500)
• Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (autonomous prefecture, 632600)
• Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (autonomous prefecture, 632700)
• Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (autonomous prefecture, 632800)

Basic facts

• Administrative division code: 630000^[1]
• Area: 696,700 km²^[2]
• Population: 5.92 million (2020)^[2]

History

• 1928: established^[2].
• Replaced Qinghai Province (Republic of China)^[2].