Ulan or Wulan (; ; ) is a county of Qinghai Province, China. It is under the administration of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. County seat is Xireg.
The name of the county comes from a Mongolian word which means "red".
Administrative divisions Ulan County is divided into 4 towns.
Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Tibetan Wylie Mongolian (traditional script) Mongolian (Cyrillic) Administrative division codeTowns Xireg Town(Xirig, Xiligou) 632821100 Qaka Town(Chaka, Caka) 632821101 Hohod Town(Keke) 632821102 Tongpu Town(Toinbo) 632821103 Other: Mohe Livestock Farm, Haixi Prefecture (海西州莫河畜牧场)
Climate
Transportation The county is served by the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, which has a station at the county seat. There is also a freight-only branch to the salt works on the Chaka Salt Lake near Chaka Town, in the southeastern part of the county.
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