Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar Autonomous County

Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 积石山保安族东乡族撒拉族自治县; traditional Chinese: 積石山保安族東鄉族撒拉族自治縣; pinyin: Jīshíshān Bǎoānzú Dōngxiāngzú Sālāzú Zìzhìxiàn) is an autonomous county in the Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province of the People's Republic of China.

Jishishan County

积石山县
Autonomous county
Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang
and Salar Autonomous County
积石山保安族东乡族撒拉族自治县
Jishishan
Location of the seat in Gansu
Coordinates: 35°43′05″N 102°52′34″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGansu
Autonomous prefectureLinxia
County seatChuimatan (吹麻滩镇)
Area
 • Total909.97 km2 (351.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total266,800
 • Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
731700
Area code(s)0930
Websitewww.gsjishishan.gov.cn

The county is located in the mostly mountainous area to the south of the Yellow River, near Gansu's border with Qinghai. As the county's name indicates, it has a number of predominantly Muslim ethnic groups, including Hui, Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar.

Administrative divisions

Jishishan County has 4 towns and 13 townships.[1]

Towns
  • Chuimatan (吹麻滩镇) - the county seat
  • Dahejia (大河家镇)
  • Qiecang (癿藏镇)
  • Juji (居集镇)
Townships
  • Liujixiang (刘集乡)
  • Shiyuan (石源镇)
  • Liugou (柳沟乡)
  • Guanjiachuan (关家川乡)
  • Hulinjia (胡林家乡)
  • Anji (安集镇)
  • Zhaizigou (寨子沟乡)
  • Guogan (郭干乡)
  • Xuhujia (徐扈家乡)
  • Zhongjuling (中咀岭乡)
  • Xiaoguan (小关乡)
  • Puchuan (铺川镇)
  • Yinchuan (银川乡)

References
  1. "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-26.


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