Ledu District

Ledu District (simplified Chinese: 乐都区; traditional Chinese: 樂都區; pinyin: Lèdū Qū) is a district of the city of Haidong, Qinghai province, China. Nearby are Ping'an District and the city of Xining. Ledu used to be named Nianbo county before 1929. The county dates back to 1724.^[1] On 8 February 2013 Ledu was upgraded from a county into a district.

Ledu 乐都区
District
Qutan Si Monastery
Location of Ledu District (red) in Haidong City (yellow) and Qinghai province
Coordinates: 36°31′N 102°25′E / 36.517°N 102.417°E / 36.517; 102.417Coordinates: 36°31′N 102°25′E / 36.517°N 102.417°E / 36.517; 102.417
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Qinghai
Prefecture-level city	Haidong
Area
• Total	2,480.52 km^2 (957.73 sq mi)
Population
• Total	360,200
• Density	150/km^2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.ledu.gov.cn

Ledu District is served by the G6 Beijing–Lhasa Expressway.

See also

• Liuwan Museum of Ancient Painted Pottery

References

1. Ger Postiglione (1999). China's National Minority Education: Culture, Schooling, and Development. Vol. 42 of Garland reference library of social science: Reference books in international education. Psychology Press. p. 380. ISBN 0815322232. Retrieved September 30, 2012.

External links

• Map of Ledu, Qinghai, China from Multimap
• Liuwan Tombs, the largest tombs of primitive China