Da Qaidam

Da Qaidam is a county-level administrative zone in Haixi Prefecture in northwestern Qinghai province, China. It borders Gansu province to the north.

Da Qaidam
大柴旦 · ᠶᠡᠬᠡ ᠴᠠᠢᠢᠳᠠᠮ ᠤᠨ · ཚྭ་འདམ་ཆེ་བའི་
Tatsaitan
Da Qaidam coach terminal
Location of Da Qaidam (red) in Haixi Prefecture (yellow) and Qinghai
Da Qaidam
Location of the seat in Qinghai
Coordinates (Qaidam Town government): 37°50′57″N 95°21′41″E
CountryChina
ProvinceQinghai
Autonomous prefectureHaixi
Township-level divisions2 towns
SeatQaidam Town
Area
  Total21,000 km2 (8,000 sq mi)
Elevation
3,174 m (10,413 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total16,287
  Density0.78/km2 (2.0/sq mi)
 
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.dachaidan.gov.cn
Da Qaidam
Chinese name
Chinese大柴旦
Literal meaningBig Qaidam
Greater Qaidam
Tibetan name
Tibetanཚྭའདམཆེབའི
Mongolian name
Mongolian scriptᠶᠡᠬᠡ ᠴᠠᠢᠢᠳᠠᠮᠤᠨ
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