Which province does Golmud belong to?

Golmud City is part of the Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province. Golmud City is located in the central and western part of Qinghai Province and the hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The terrain within its jurisdiction is complex and can be roughly divided into two parts: the basin plateau and the northern foothills of the Tanggula Mountains. It has a typical plateau continental climate. It has a total area of ??119,263 square kilometers and governs 5 streets, 2 towns, and 2 townships.

"Golmud" is the transliteration of Mongolian, also translated as Gaolumusi, Guolimao and Garmu, which means "a place with dense rivers". Golmud is a strategic fortress in Qinghai connecting Tibet, Xinjiang, and Gansu and a transportation hub in western China. The three main highways of Qinghai-Tibet, Qingxin-Xinjiang, and Dunge intersect here.

City Honors:

In December 2021, Golmud City was selected as the ninth batch of national national unity and progress demonstration zone demonstration units by the National Ethnic Affairs Commission.

On December 2, 2021, Golmud City will be selected into the list of advanced counties (cities, districts) for legal popularization in the province from 2016 to 2020, and will be announced.

In February 2022, Golmud City was rated as a National Sanitary Town.

In 2022, Golmud City was selected into the national youth development county pilot list.

In May 2022, it was selected into the second batch of demonstration cities for systematic and comprehensive promotion of sponge city construction.