Capital: Xining | |
| Xining City | |
| Haidong Prefecture | |
| Haibei Prefecture <br\>(Tibetan Autonomous) | |
| Hainan Prefecture <br\>(Tibetan Autonomous) | |
| Huangnan Prefecture <br\>(Tibetan Autonomous) | |
| Golog Prefecture <br\>(Tibetan Autonomous) | |
| Yushu Prefecture <br\>(Tibetan Autonomous) | |
| Haixi Prefecture <br\>(Mongol/Tibetan Autonomous) | Delingha City · Golmud City · Wulan County · Dulan County · Tianjun County<br\>Administrative Committees: (Lenghu · Da Qaidam · Mangya)1 |
Note: 1 — The administrative committees are not standard units of local government, though they do function as such. | |