Guanting, Minhe County

Guanting
官亭镇
Guanting
Coordinates: 35°52′23″N 102°48′44″E / 35.87306°N 102.81222°E / 35.87306; 102.81222
CountryChina
ProvinceQinghai
Prefecture-level cityHaidong
Autonomous countyMinhe
Area
  Total
86 km2 (33 sq mi)
Elevation
1,822 m (5,978 ft)
Population
 (2018)
  Total
18,676
  Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Guanting (Chinese: 官亭; pinyin: Guāntíng) is a town in eastern Qinghai province, China. It is located in the southeast of Minhe County and, together with Guanting, Zhongchuan, Xiakou, Gangou and Xin'er townships, is referred to as the Guanting Area (官亭地区).

It is the home to the most densely populated Monguor settlement in China, who refer to the area as "Sanchuan" (三川).