Huangzhong, Xining

Huangzhong
湟中区
Kumbum Monastery
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Location of Huangzhong
Huangzhong is located in China
Huangzhong
Huangzhong
Location in Qinghai
Huangzhong is located in Qinghai
Huangzhong
Huangzhong
Huangzhong (Qinghai)
Coordinates: 36°30′N 101°31′E / 36.500°N 101.517°E / 36.500; 101.517
CountryChina
ProvinceQinghai
Prefecture-level cityXining
SeatLushar Town
Area
 • District2,444 km2 (944 sq mi)
Highest elevation
4,488 m (14,724 ft)
Lowest elevation
2,225 m (7,300 ft)
Population
 (2020)
463,900
 • Rural
369,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.huangzhong.gov.cn
Huangzhong, Xining
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese湟中区
Traditional Chinese湟中區
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuángzhōng Qū
Tibetan name
Tibetanཧོང་ཀྲུང་གྲོང་རྡལ།
Transcriptions
Wyliehong krung grong rdal

Huangzhong District (Chinese: 湟中区) is a district of Xining, Qinghai Province, China. It is located about 80 km (50 mi) east of Qinghai Lake and about 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of downtown Xining. In 2020 the district had a population of 463,900, of which 153,000 belonging to minorities.[1] The Kumbum Monastery (Ta'er Temple) is located in the district.

  1. ^ "湟中概况". www.huangzhong.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-05-09.