Ledu, Haidong

Ledu
乐都区
Qutan Si Monastery
Location of Ledu District (red) in Haidong City (yellow) and Qinghai province
Coordinates: 36°31′N 102°25′E / 36.517°N 102.417°E / 36.517; 102.417
CountryChina
ProvinceQinghai
Prefecture-level cityHaidong
SeatNianbo Subdistrict
Area
  Total
3,050 km2 (1,180 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
240,949
  Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.ledu.gov.cn
Ledu, Haidong
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese乐都区
Traditional Chinese樂都區
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLèdū Qū
Tibetan name
Tibetanགྲོ་ཚང་ཁུལ།
Transcriptions
Wyliegro tshang khul

Ledu District (Chinese: 乐都区; Tibetan: གྲོ་ཚང) is a district of the city of Haidong, Qinghai province, China. Nearby are Ping'an District and the city of Xining. Ledu used to be named Nianbo county before 1929. The county dates back to 1724. On 8 February 2013 Ledu was upgraded from a county into a district.

Ledu District is served by the G6 Beijing–Lhasa Expressway.