Administration

Zhangye has 1 urban district, 4 counties, 1 autonomous county, 97 towns, and 977 villages.

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#	Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
1	Ganzhou District Ganzhou District The Ganzhou District is one of 58 County-level divisions of Gansu Province. It is the seat of the Municipal region of Zhangye , whose executive, legislature and judiciary are here, together with the CPC and Public Security bureaux.-References:...	甘州区	Gānzhōu Qū	507,433	4,240	120
2	Minle County Minle County Minle County is an administrative district in Gansu, the People's Republic of China. It is one of 58 counties of Gansu. It is part of the Zhangye prefecture, with the city of the same name being the prefecture seat. Its postal code is 734500, and in 1999 its population was 232,462...	民乐县	Mínlè Xiàn	219,356	3,687	59
3	Linze County Linze County Linze County is an administrative district in Gansu, the People's Republic of China. It is one of 58 counties of Gansu. It is part of the Zhangye prefecture, with the city of the same name being the prefecture seat. Its postal code is 734200, and in 1999 its population was 144,613...	临泽县	Línzé Xiàn	134,328	2,777	48
4	Gaotai County Gaotai County Gaotai County is an administrative district in Gansu, the People's Republic of China. It is one of 58 counties of Gansu. It is part of the Zhangye prefecture, with the city of the same name being the prefecture seat...	高台县	Gāotái Xiàn	143,446	4,312	33
5	Shandan County Shandan County Shandan County is a county in Gansu Province, the People's Republic of China. It is one of 58 counties of Gansu. It is part of the Zhangye prefecture, with the city of the same name being the prefecture seat. Its postal code is 734100, and in 1999 its population was 194,901 people. It is famous...	山丹县	Shāndān Xiàn	161,299	5,402	30
6	Sunan Yugur Autonomous County Sunan Yugur Autonomous County Sunan Yugur Autonomous County is an autonomous county in Zhangye City, Gansu Province, China. It is home to the majority of the Yugur ethnic group...	肃南裕固族自治县	Sùnán Yùgùzú Zìzhìxiàn	33,653	20,456	2

Demographics

Zhangye has a total population of 1,260,000, only 260,000 being urban residents. There are 26 ethnic minorities other than Han

Han Chinese

Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and are the largest single ethnic group in the world.Han Chinese constitute about 92% of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98% of the population of the Republic of China , 78% of the population of Singapore, and about 20% of the...

 represented including many Hui

Hui people

The Hui people are an ethnic group in China, defined as Chinese speaking people descended from foreign Muslims. They are typically distinguished by their practice of Islam, however some also practice other religions, and many are direct descendants of Silk Road travelers.In modern People's...

, Yugur

Yugur

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...

 and Tibetans

Tibetan people

The Tibetan people are an ethnic group that is native to Tibet, which is mostly in the People's Republic of China. They number 5.4 million and are the 10th largest ethnic group in the country. Significant Tibetan minorities also live in India, Nepal, and Bhutan...

.

Transport

Zhangye is served by China National Highways 227

China National Highway 227

China National Highway 227 runs from Xining, Qinghai to Zhangye, Gansu. It is 347 kilometres in length and runs northwest from Xining towards Zhangye.-Route and distance:-External links:*...

 and 312

China National Highway 312

China National Highway 312 , also referred to as Route 312 or The Mother Road, is an important highway that runs east-west across the breadth of People's Republic of China. It begins at the port city Shanghai and ends at Khorgas in the Ili River valley, on the border with Kazakhstan. In total it...

, and the Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway. Zhangye Ganzhou Airport

Zhangye Ganzhou Airport

Zhangye Ganzhou Airport , or Zhangye Southeast Air Base, is a dual-use military and civil airport serving the city of Zhangye in Gansu Province, China. It is located 24 kilometers from the city center. Construction began in May 2010 to convert the air base to a dual-use airport, at an estimated...

is due to open in October 2011.

Economy

The 2002 GDP was 7.566 billion RMB, almost 9% growth over the previous year. Annual urban income was 5960 RMB,10.4% growth from the previous year and rural income was 3092 RMB, up 5%.

External links

• Official Website(Chinese)