Rank	Area	Resident Population	Jurisdiction area
1	Xining	2476.9 K	7679km²
2	Haidong	1328.6 K	13202km²
3	Haixi	473.1 K	300726km²
4	Hainan Prefecture	451.1 K	43493km²
5	Yushu	434.3 K	204891km²
6	Huangnan	282.2 K	17809km²
7	Haibei	261 K	34443km²
8	Golog	222.8 K	74367km²