Haidong
title: "Haidong" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["haidong", "prefecture-level-divisions-of-qinghai", "amdo", "cities-in-qinghai"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haidong" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| native_name | 海东市 |
| native_name_lang | zh-Hans |
| settlement_type | Prefecture-level city |
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| image_skyline | PingAn.JPG |
| image_caption | A street in Ping'an District |
| image_map | Qinghai subdivisions - Haidong.svg |
| map_caption | Location of Haidong Prefecture in Qinghai |
| coor_pinpoint | Haidong CCP Committee, Ping'an District |
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| subdivision_name | China |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Qinghai |
| seat_type | Municipal seat |
| seat | Ledu District |
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| area_total_km2 | 13200 |
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| population_as_of | 2019 |
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| population_total | 1726100 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_urban | 611800 |
| population_density_urban_km2 | auto |
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| demographics_type2 | GDP |
| demographics2_title1 | Prefecture-level city |
| demographics2_info1 | CN¥ 38.4 billion |
| US$ 6.7 billion | |
| demographics2_title2 | Per capita |
| demographics2_info2 | CN¥ 26,531 |
| US$4,260 | |
| timezone | China Standard |
| utc_offset | +8 |
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| iso_code | CN-QH-02 |
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US$ 6.7 billion
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Haidong () is a prefecture-level city of Qinghai province in Western China. Its name literally means "east of the (Qinghai) Lake." On 8 February 2013 Haidong was upgraded from a prefecture () into a prefecture-level city. Haidong is the third most populous administrative division in Qinghai after Xining and Golmud.
Haidong was historically populated by the Qiang people, although the area has been inhabited as early as 6000 years ago. In 121 BC the area was captured by Huo Qubing, defeating the Xiongnu. In 399 AD the Xianbei founded the state of Nanliang, with its capital in Ledu District.
Geography
Haidong is the easternmost division of Qinghai province. It is bounded by Xining, the provincial capital, to the West, the Datong River Valley to the north, Gansu to the east, and the Yellow River to the south. Mountain ranges tower above the district of which the main valley is that of the Huang Shui (Tib. Tsong Chu), a major tributary of the Yellow River. This valley stretches from west to east and makes up - together with the area around Xining, the landscape which is called Tsongkha ("Onion Valley") by Tibetans. It has a total area of 13100 km².
Climate
Haidong has a cool semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) characterised by warm to very warm summers, freezing but extremely dry winters, and large diurnal temperature ranges. Temperatures are warmer than anywhere else in Qinghai due to the relatively low altitude, although minima in winter still typically fall below −10 C. Precipitation is low and mostly confined to the summer months: less than 45 mm of water equivalent typically falls between October and April inclusive, and less than 12 mm between November and March. |location = Haidong (Ping'an District), elevation 2125 m, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) |metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |Jan high C = 2.4 |Feb high C = 6.3 |Mar high C = 11.6 |Apr high C = 17.6 |May high C = 21.2 |Jun high C = 24.4 |Jul high C = 26.2 |Aug high C = 25.2 |Sep high C = 20.3 |Oct high C = 15.2 |Nov high C = 9.4 |Dec high C = 3.9 |Jan mean C = -6.1 |Feb mean C = -2.1 |Mar mean C = 3.6 |Apr mean C = 9.6 |May mean C = 13.6 |Jun mean C = 17.1 |Jul mean C = 19.0 |Aug mean C = 18.1 |Sep mean C = 13.6 |Oct mean C = 7.7 |Nov mean C = 1.1 |Dec mean C = -4.7 |Jan low C = -12.1 |Feb low C = -8.4 |Mar low C = -2.5 |Apr low C = 3.1 |May low C = 7.3 |Jun low C = 11.1 |Jul low C = 13.3 |Aug low C = 12.9 |Sep low C = 9.0 |Oct low C = 2.6 |Nov low C = -4.6 |Dec low C = -10.6 |Jan record high C = 14.5 |Jan record low C = -21.9 |Feb record high C = 22.4 |Feb record low C = -18.9 |Mar record high C = 27.6 |Mar record low C = -14.6 |Apr record high C = 30.1 |Apr record low C = -7.9 |May record high C = 30.5 |May record low C = -1.2 |Jun record high C = 32.2 |Jun record low C = 3.9 |Jul record high C = 37.6 |Jul record low C = 6.5 |Aug record high C = 35.1 |Aug record low C = 5.9 |Sep record high C = 29.3 |Sep record low C = 0.1 |Oct record high C = 24.7 |Oct record low C = -7.5 |Nov record high C = 20.5 |Nov record low C = -15.6 |Dec record high C = 13.8 |Dec record low C = -21.1 |year high C = |year low C = |year high F = |year low F = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 1.1 |Feb precipitation mm = 1.3 |Mar precipitation mm = 5.2 |Apr precipitation mm = 15.1 |May precipitation mm = 42.9 |Jun precipitation mm = 52.4 |Jul precipitation mm = 72.8 |Aug precipitation mm = 68.3 |Sep precipitation mm = 53.6 |Oct precipitation mm = 20.6 |Nov precipitation mm = 2.9 |Dec precipitation mm = 0.7 |Jan humidity = 45 |Feb humidity = 43 |Mar humidity = 42 |Apr humidity = 42 |May humidity = 50 |Jun humidity = 56 |Jul humidity = 61 |Aug humidity = 63 |Sep humidity = 67 |Oct humidity = 62 |Nov humidity = 52 |Dec humidity = 48 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 2.1 |Feb precipitation days = 2.3 |Mar precipitation days = 3.8 |Apr precipitation days = 5.5 |May precipitation days = 10.2 |Jun precipitation days = 13.1 |Jul precipitation days = 13.5 |Aug precipitation days = 12.4 |Sep precipitation days = 12.4 |Oct precipitation days = 7.2 |Nov precipitation days = 2.5 |Dec precipitation days = 1.6 |year precipitation days = |Jan sun = 202.4 |Feb sun = 208.5 |Mar sun = 236.1 |Apr sun = 245.7 |May sun = 252.1 |Jun sun = 234.4 |Jul sun = 240.4 |Aug sun = 231.4 |Sep sun = 192.8 |Oct sun = 209.2 |Nov sun = 207.2 |Dec sun = 202.1 |year sun = | Jan percentsun = 65 | Feb percentsun = 67 | Mar percentsun = 63 | Apr percentsun = 62 | May percentsun = 58 | Jun percentsun = 54 | Jul percentsun = 54 | Aug percentsun = 56 | Sep percentsun = 53 | Oct percentsun = 61 | Nov percentsun = 68 | Dec percentsun = 68 | year percentsun = |Jan snow days = 4.0 |Feb snow days = 4.6 |Mar snow days = 5.4 |Apr snow days = 2.3 |May snow days = 0.3 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0.1 |Oct snow days = 1.2 |Nov snow days = 3.9 |Dec snow days = 3.0 |year snow days = |source 1 = China Meteorological Administration
|location = Haidong (Ledu District), elevation 2021 m, (1991–2020 normals) |metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |Jan high C = 2.7 |Feb high C = 6.6 |Mar high C = 12.2 |Apr high C = 18.3 |May high C = 22.0 |Jun high C = 25.3 |Jul high C = 27.1 |Aug high C = 25.9 |Sep high C = 21.0 |Oct high C = 15.9 |Nov high C = 9.9 |Dec high C = 4.0 | year high C = |Jan mean C = -5.5 |Feb mean C = -1.4 |Mar mean C = 4.4 |Apr mean C = 10.4 |May mean C = 14.4 |Jun mean C = 18.0 |Jul mean C = 19.9 |Aug mean C = 18.9 |Sep mean C = 14.4 |Oct mean C = 8.4 |Nov mean C = 1.8 |Dec mean C = -4.1 | year mean C = |Jan low C = -11.6 |Feb low C = -7.8 |Mar low C = -1.8 |Apr low C = 3.6 |May low C = 7.9 |Jun low C = 11.8 |Jul low C = 14.1 |Aug low C = 13.7 |Sep low C = 9.6 |Oct low C = 3.1 |Nov low C = -3.8 |Dec low C = -9.9 | year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 1.2 |Feb precipitation mm = 1.8 |Mar precipitation mm = 7.1 |Apr precipitation mm = 15.0 |May precipitation mm = 42.3 |Jun precipitation mm = 50.3 |Jul precipitation mm = 69.5 |Aug precipitation mm = 71.2 |Sep precipitation mm = 52.1 |Oct precipitation mm = 20.7 |Nov precipitation mm = 2.9 |Dec precipitation mm = 0.8 |year precipitation mm = |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm | Jan precipitation days = 2.4 | Feb precipitation days = 2.9 | Mar precipitation days = 4.8 | Apr precipitation days = 5.7 | May precipitation days = 9.8 | Jun precipitation days = 13.0 | Jul precipitation days = 13.2 | Aug precipitation days = 12.3 | Sep precipitation days = 12.6 | Oct precipitation days = 7.0 | Nov precipitation days = 2.6 | Dec precipitation days = 1.8 | year precipitation days = | Jan humidity = 47 | Feb humidity = 45 | Mar humidity = 44 | Apr humidity = 44 | May humidity = 52 | Jun humidity = 57 | Jul humidity = 61 | Aug humidity = 64 | Sep humidity = 69 | Oct humidity = 64 | Nov humidity = 55 | Dec humidity = 51 | year humidity = |Jan sun = 190.5 |Feb sun = 194.9 |Mar sun = 225.8 |Apr sun = 236.8 |May sun = 242.7 |Jun sun = 228.7 |Jul sun = 231.7 |Aug sun = 221.3 |Sep sun = 185.6 |Oct sun = 195.3 |Nov sun = 195.7 |Dec sun = 194.2 |year sun = | Jan percentsun = 61 | Feb percentsun = 63 | Mar percentsun = 60 | Apr percentsun = 60 | May percentsun = 55 | Jun percentsun = 52 | Jul percentsun = 52 | Aug percentsun = 54 | Sep percentsun = 51 | Oct percentsun = 57 | Nov percentsun = 65 | Dec percentsun = 65 | year percentsun = |Jan snow days = 4.1 |Feb snow days = 5.0 |Mar snow days = 5.7 |Apr snow days = 1.9 |May snow days = 0.2 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 1.1 |Nov snow days = 3.8 |Dec snow days = 3.2 |year snow days = |source 1 = China Meteorological Administration
Administrative divisions
::data[format=table] | Map | Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010 Census) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | | | | | | | | Ping'an District | 平安区 | Píng'ān Qū | 102,975 | 750 | 137 | | | Ledu District | 乐都区 | Lèdū Qū | 260,185 | 2,821 | 92 | | | Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County | 民和回族土族自治县 | Mínhé Huízú Tǔzú Zìzhìxiàn | 350,118 | 1,780 | 197 | | | Huzhu Tu Autonomous County | 互助土族自治县 | Hùzhù Tǔzú Zìzhìxiàn | 356,437 | 3,321 | 107 | | | Hualong Hui Autonomous County | 化隆回族自治县 | Huàlóng Huízú Zìzhìxiàn | 203,317 | 2,740 | 74 | | | Xunhua Salar Autonomous County | 循化撒拉族自治县 | Xúnhuà Sǎlāzú Zìzhìxiàn | 123,814 | 1,749 | 70 | | ::
Demographics
As of 2005, the total population of Haidong is approximately 1,480,000. It is the most densely populated area of Qinghai, with almost a third of the province's population (its surface makes up only two percent of Qinghai).
References
References
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