Which province and city does Qilian County belong to?

Qilian County belongs to Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province.

Qilian County belongs to Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province, and it is named because it is located in the hinterland of the middle part of Qilian Mountain. It is adjacent to Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province, the main channel of the ancient Silk Road in the north, so it is called the "North Gate" of Qinghai.

Qilian county accounts for 4 1% of the total land area of the state. It governs 45 administrative villages in 4 townships, 3 towns, with Han, Tibetan, Mongolian, Hui and other ethnic groups 15, and the minority population accounts for 79.2%. The national average elevation is 3 169 meters, and the county seat is 2787 meters above sea level. The average annual temperature is 65438 0℃, and the annual precipitation is about 420mm, which belongs to a typical continental plateau climate. Administrative area 13886 square kilometers. At the end of 20 19, the registered population of Qilian County was 52,732.

Qilian is an important resource-rich area in Qinghai Province. With diverse mineral resources, it is known as "Urals of China" and is a key county for resource development in the province.

Organizational evolution:

In the Yuan Dynasty, Xining, Guide and Tubo were established.

In the Ming Dynasty, Xining Prefecture was changed to Xining Wei, and Qilian area was the pasture of thirteen families of Wei Aji in Xining. At the end of Ming Dynasty, it was occupied by Mongolian Mailigan in the West Sea.

In the second year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty (1724), Datong Wei was established, and in the twenty-sixth year of Qianlong (176 1), Wei was changed to a county, and the eastern part of Qilian belonged to datong county, leaving room for the transfer to Xining as a minister.

In the 17th year of the Republic of China (1929), Qinghai was established as a province, and Qilian was under the jurisdiction of Menyuan County. In the 27th year of the Republic of China (1939), Menyuan County established Qilian Administration Bureau.

1949165438+1On October 22nd, Qilian was liberated and temporarily managed by Menyuan County. 195 1 in September, Qilian administrative office was changed to Qilian district people's administrative Committee, which was directly under the jurisdiction of the province. 1953 65438+1On October 23rd, the People's Government of Qilian County was established, belonging to Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.