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Qinghai

Province

Qinghai is a province of western China on the Tibetan Plateau, named for Qinghai Lake, the largest lake in China, and a source region of the Yangtze, Yellow and Mekong rivers. Its capital is Xining.

Facts
Population
5,923,957 1
Area (sq km)
722,300 1
Admission Year
1950 1
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China, Countries
Sources
1. Qinghai (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    722300
  • Infobox: population_total
    5,923,957
  • History section
    On January 1, 1950, the Qinghai Province People's Government was declared, owing its allegiance to the new People's Republic of China.
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Wikidata: Qinghai
Wikidata Q45833, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source

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