Rank	Area	Resident Population	Jurisdiction area
1	Xining	2481 K	7679km²
2	Haidong	1338 K	13202km²
3	Haixi	471 K	300726km²
4	Hainan Prefecture	450 K	43493km²
5	Yushu	434 K	204891km²
6	Huangnan	282 K	17809km²
7	Haibei	262 K	34443km²
8	Golog	222 K	74367km²