Sunan Yugur Autonomous County (肃南裕固族自治县 Sùnán Yùgùzú Zìzhìxiàn) is an autonomous county

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. It is home to the majority of the Yugur

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The Yugurs ,or Yellow Uyghurs as they are traditionally known,are one of China's 56 officially recognized nationalities, consisting of 13,719 persons according to the 2000 census. The Yugur live primarily in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County in Gānsù Province. They are Buddhists, unlike the Xinjiang...

 ethnic group. The seat of government is in Hongwansi Town (红湾寺镇).

The county has an area of 20,456 km² and the population was 35,869 as of 1999.

Sùnán Yugur Autonomous County consists of three separate areas: Mínghua District, situated in the plains in the northwest, and Huángcheng District, situated in the mountains in the southeast, are separated from the main part of the county.

The county is home to a number of other ethnic groups, including Tibetans, who make up most of the population of Xishui Tibetan Township.

Ethnic composition of Sùnán Yugur Autonomous County according to its Districts and Townships
Districts and Townships	Total	Yugur	Chinese	Tibetan	Hui	Monguor	Mongol
total	35500	8825	16976	8393	614	356	316
Hóngwansì	5637	1193	3568	754	48	38	24
Huángchéng District	7408	1486	3530	2037	193	145	12
Beitan Township	1504	456	818	168	49	2	11
Dongtan Township	2052	578	1333	36	100	4
Huájian Township	1509	29	928	477	33	38
Mayíng Township	650	419	215	16
Yangxiáng Township	1693	4	236	1340	11	101	1
Matí District	5265	43	2801	2343	28	35	15
Dàquángou Township	1974	8	1442	524
Dàdoumá Township	2034	21	1142	815	8	35	13
Xishui Township	1257	14	217	1004	20		2
Kanglè District	4466	1831	2057	196	170	63	257
Báiyín Township	831	28	556	29	9		218
Hóngshíwo Township	1655	1156	404	45	4	8	38
Qinglóng Township	1456	267	889	98	146	55
Yángge Township	524	380	108	24	11		1
Dàhé District	5802	2131	3174	260	162	72	4
Jiucàigou Township	1729	1103	561	28	32	1	4
Lamawan Township	1149	74	1038		29	8
Shuiguan Township	618	336	170	111	1
Xuequán Township	2306	618	1404	121	100	63
Mínghua District	2418	2088	307	19		1	2
Mínghai Township	1052	1002	47	1			1
Liánhua Township	890	779	93	17			1
Qiántan Township	476	307	167	1		1
Qífeng District	3408	50	558	2787	8	2	2
Qílián Township	1088	3	77	1007		1
Qílín Township	654	7	67	580
Qíwén Township	1181	40	374	760	4	1	2
Qíqing Township	485		40	440	4
nomads	1096	3	1082	6	5