Xiahe County
title: "Xiahe County" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["xiahe-county", "county-level-divisions-of-gansu", "gannan-tibetan-autonomous-prefecture"] topic_path: "general/xiahe-county" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiahe_County" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Xiahe County |
| native_name | 夏河县 · |
| other_name | Sangqu |
| postal_code | 747100 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| settlement_type | County |
| image_skyline | Labrang.JPG |
| image_caption | Labrang Monastery |
| image_map | Location of Xiahe within Gansu (China).png |
| map_caption | Xiahe County (red) within Gannan Prefecture (yellow) and Gansu |
| pushpin_map | Gansu#China |
| pushpin_label | Xiahe |
| coor_pinpoint | Xiahe County government |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | China |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Gansu |
| subdivision_type2 | Autonomous prefecture |
| subdivision_name2 | Gannan |
| seat_type | County seat |
| seat | Labrang |
| area_total_km2 | 6274 |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_total | 86355 |
| population_footnotes | |
| timezone | China Standard |
| utc_offset | +8 |
| website | |
| :: |
|name = Xiahe County |native_name = 夏河县 · |other_name = Sangqu |postal_code =747100 |postal_code_type = Postal code |settlement_type = County |image_skyline = Labrang.JPG |imagesize = |image_caption = Labrang Monastery |image_map = Location of Xiahe within Gansu (China).png |map_caption = Xiahe County (red) within Gannan Prefecture (yellow) and Gansu |pushpin_map = Gansu#China |pushpin_label = Xiahe |pushpin_label_position = |coor_pinpoint = Xiahe County government |coordinates = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = China |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Gansu |subdivision_type2 = Autonomous prefecture |subdivision_name2 = Gannan | seat_type = County seat | seat = Labrang |area_code = |area_land_km2 = |area_total_km2 =6274 |area_water_km2 = |population_as_of = 2020 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_total =86355 | population_footnotes = |leader_name = |leader_title = |elevation_ft = |elevation_m = |elevation_max_m = |elevation_min_m = |timezone = China Standard |utc_offset = +8 |website = |order=st |s=夏河县 |t=夏河縣 |p=Xiàhé Xiàn |tib= |wylie=bsang chu rdzong |zwpy=Sangchu Zong Xiahe County (; , ) is a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu province, China, bordering Qinghai province to the west. The name (both Chinese and Tibetan), which literally means "Xia River", refers to the Daxia River which runs through the county. It is home to the famed Labrang Tibetan Buddhist monastery, one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries outside the Tibet Autonomous Region. The town is populated largely by ethnic Tibetans, as well as some Hui and Han Chinese. The area is highly rural and pastoral (including yak and other animal rearing). The geography is mountainous. Over the past decades it has become a tourist attraction. The county was named Xiahe in 1928, after the Daxia River that flows through its territory. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Xiahe_school.JPG" caption="Xiahe school (note the mottos in English, Chinese, and Tibetan)"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/North_of_Xiahe_town.jpg" caption="Near Sangkog, Gansu Province"] ::
History
Xiahe (Sangqu) used to be part of Qinghai when it was under the control of Chinese Muslim General Ma Qi. It was the site of bloody battles between Muslim and Tibetan forces.
In 1980, Xiahe mandible, a hominin fossil jaw, was discovered in Baishiya Karst Cave, Xiahe County.
Location
Xiahe (Sangqu) is found in the southern portion of Gansu province, along the western border with Qinghai province. It lies along the Daxia and Zhao rivers. It is on the northeast edge of the Tibetan Plateau. The average elevation is 2900 to with the highest being 4636 m and the lowest 2160 m.
Climate
Xiahe County has an alpine subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc) that grades into an alpine climate (ETH) at the highest elevations. The climate is characterised by mild, rainy summers and frigid, but dry and sunny, winters.
|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Xiahe, elevation 2948 m, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) |Jan high C = 2.2 |Feb high C = 4.8 |Mar high C = 8.6 |Apr high C = 13.1 |May high C = 15.9 |Jun high C = 18.7 |Jul high C = 20.9 |Aug high C = 20.6 |Sep high C = 16.7 |Oct high C = 12.0 |Nov high C = 7.9 |Dec high C = 3.8 |Jan mean C = -8.0 |Feb mean C = -4.9 |Mar mean C = -0.3 |Apr mean C = 4.7 |May mean C = 8.5 |Jun mean C = 11.9 |Jul mean C = 13.9 |Aug mean C = 13.3 |Sep mean C = 9.5 |Oct mean C = 4.0 |Nov mean C = -1.8 |Dec mean C = -6.7 |Jan low C = -15.2 |Feb low C = -11.9 |Mar low C = -6.6 |Apr low C = -1.6 |May low C = 2.7 |Jun low C = 6.4 |Jul low C = 8.5 |Aug low C = 8.1 |Sep low C = 4.8 |Oct low C = -1.0 |Nov low C = -8.1 |Dec low C = -13.8 |Jan record high C = 16.0 |Jan record low C = -24.8 |Feb record high C = 18.8 |Feb record low C = -22.9 |Mar record high C = 23.8 |Mar record low C = -19.9 |Apr record high C = 29.1 |Apr record low C = -11.8 |May record high C = 26.4 |May record low C = -9.4 |Jun record high C = 28.2 |Jun record low C = -1.4 |Jul record high C = 30.7 |Jul record low C = 1.3 |Aug record high C = 29.2 |Aug record low C = -0.4 |Sep record high C = 28.6 |Sep record low C = -5.5 |Oct record high C = 23.8 |Oct record low C = -12.4 |Nov record high C = 18.4 |Nov record low C = -19.0 |Dec record high C = 14.5 |Dec record low C = -26.0 |year high C = |year low C = |year high F = |year low F = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 2.9 |Feb precipitation mm = 4.2 |Mar precipitation mm = 11.1 |Apr precipitation mm = 26.1 |May precipitation mm = 60.7 |Jun precipitation mm = 65.3 |Jul precipitation mm = 96.4 |Aug precipitation mm = 81.5 |Sep precipitation mm = 72.4 |Oct precipitation mm = 31.6 |Nov precipitation mm = 4.3 |Dec precipitation mm = 1.3 |Jan humidity = 45 |Feb humidity = 47 |Mar humidity = 51 |Apr humidity = 55 |May humidity = 61 |Jun humidity = 67 |Jul humidity = 71 |Aug humidity = 73 |Sep humidity = 74 |Oct humidity = 68 |Nov humidity = 53 |Dec humidity = 44 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 3.6 |Feb precipitation days = 4.8 |Mar precipitation days = 7.9 |Apr precipitation days = 10.2 |May precipitation days = 15.5 |Jun precipitation days = 17.5 |Jul precipitation days = 17.2 |Aug precipitation days = 15.7 |Sep precipitation days = 16.3 |Oct precipitation days = 11.6 |Nov precipitation days = 3.3 |Dec precipitation days = 2.0 |year precipitation days = |Jan sun = 192.5 |Feb sun = 187.4 |Mar sun = 215.2 |Apr sun = 218.1 |May sun = 208.2 |Jun sun = 189.7 |Jul sun = 207.4 |Aug sun = 203.2 |Sep sun = 164.7 |Oct sun = 184.8 |Nov sun = 196.1 |Dec sun = 194.8 |year sun = | Jan percentsun = 61 | Feb percentsun = 60 | Mar percentsun = 58 | Apr percentsun = 55 | May percentsun = 48 | Jun percentsun = 44 | Jul percentsun = 47 | Aug percentsun = 49 | Sep percentsun = 45 | Oct percentsun = 54 | Nov percentsun = 64 | Dec percentsun = 64 | year percentsun = |Jan snow days = 5.7 |Feb snow days = 7.2 |Mar snow days = 11.2 |Apr snow days = 9.7 |May snow days = 3.5 |Jun snow days = 0.4 |Jul snow days = 0.1 |Aug snow days = 0.1 |Sep snow days = 0.7 |Oct snow days = 6.5 |Nov snow days = 5.5 |Dec snow days = 3.8 |year snow days = |source 1 = China Meteorological Administration
Administrative divisions
Xiahe County is divided to 8 towns and 5 townships.
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| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Tibetan | Wylie | Administrative division code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towns | |||||
| Labrang Town | |||||
| (Lazhang, Labuleng) | 拉卜楞镇 | zh | bo | 623027100 | |
| Panggurtang Town | |||||
| (Wangge'ertang) | 王格尔塘镇 | zh | bo | 623027101 | |
| Amqog Town | |||||
| (Amuquhu) | 阿木去乎镇 | zh | bo | 623027102 | |
| Sangkog Town | |||||
| (Sangke) | 桑科镇 | zh | bo | 623027103 | |
| Gain'gya Town | |||||
| (Ganjia) | 甘加镇 | zh | bo | 623027104 | |
| Martang Town | |||||
| (Madang) | 麻当镇 | zh | bo | 623027105 | |
| Bora Town | |||||
| (Bola) | 博拉镇 | zh | bo | 623027106 | |
| Kocê Town | |||||
| (Kecai) | 科才镇 | zh | bo | 623027107 | |
| Townships | |||||
| Damê Township | |||||
| (Damai) | 达麦乡 | zh | bo | 623027202 | |
| Qu'ngoin Township | |||||
| (Qu'ao) | 曲奥乡 | zh | bo | 623027204 | |
| Tanggarnang Township | |||||
| (Tangga'ang) | 唐尕昂乡 | zh | bo | 623027205 | |
| Jayü Township | |||||
| (Zhayou) | 扎油乡 | zh | bo | 623027206 | |
| Gyicang Township | |||||
| (Jicang) | 吉仓乡 | zh | bo | 623027208 | |
| :: |
References
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