Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar Autonomous County

Jishishan County 积石山县
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 relative to Qinghai
Coordinates:
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Gansu
Prefecture	Linxia
County seat	Chuimatan (吹麻滩镇)
Area
• Total	910 km2 (350 sq mi)
Population (2004)
• Total	220,000
• Density	240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	731700
Area code(s)	0930
Website	http://www.gsjishishan.gov.cn/

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, province of Gansu of the People's Republic of China.

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, Dongxiang, Bonan, and Salar.

Administrative divisions

Jishishan County has 2 towns and 16 townships.

Towns: Chuimatan (吹麻滩镇; the county seat) and Dahejia (大河家镇).

Townships: Sibaozi (四堡子乡), Liuji (刘集乡), Shiyuan (石源乡), Liugou (柳沟乡), Guanjiachuan (关家川乡), Hulinjia (胡林家乡), Anji (安集乡), Zhaizigou (寨子沟乡), Juji (居集乡), Guogan (郭干乡), Xuhujia (徐扈家乡), Zhongjuling (中咀岭乡), Xiaoguan (小关乡), Biezang (癿藏乡), Puchuan (铺川乡), and Yinchuan (银川乡).

External links

• Official website of Jishishan County Government