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'''Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture''', covering 267,000 square kilometers, has a population of more than 252,700 people, 97 percent of whom are Tibetans, and 21,700 people are farmers and herdsmen.

The prefecture, with an average altitude of 4,000 meters, is south to Mongolian-Tibetan-Kazak Autonomous Prefecture of [[Haixi]], west to Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of [[Golog]], northwest to Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of [[Garze]] in [[Sichuan Province]] and north to Qamdo Prefecture and northeast to Nagqu Prefecture in [[Tibet]] Autonomous Region and southeast to Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bayingolin in [[Xinjiang]] Uygur Autonomous Region.

The gross domestic product of the prefecture reached more than 2.5 billion yuan (about 367.6 million U.S. dollars) in 2009.

The prefecture experienced a 5.0-magnitude earthquake on [[July 18]], 2006 and a 5.6-magnitude quake on the second day, followed by a series of aftershocks. The epicenters were in sparsely populated pasturing area, and no casualties were reported.
[[File:Yushu.jpg|thumb|Yushu]]
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