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Nangqen County , or Nangchen , was formerly one of Kham region 's five independent kingdoms and now administered by the CCP as a county of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in southernmost Qinghai province , China .. County. County ( People's Republic of China ). China. People's Republic of China. Qinghai. Qinghai. Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Kham. Kham. CCP. Communist Party of China. The county seat is Xangda -LRB- shor mda '  /  Xiangda Zhen 香达镇 -RRB- , built in a side valley and on the right bank of the Dza Chu -LRB- upper reaches of the Mekong -RRB- .. Mekong. Mekong. In 2000 , the county 's population amounted to 57.387 people , inhabiting a surface of 11.539 km ² .. The county 's name is derived from the former king -LRB- nang chen rgyal po -RRB- and kingdom of Nangchen , a tribal confederation that adhered to the Chinese government of Gansu -LRB- after 1928 to newly established Qinghai province -RRB- , but was highly autonomous .. Chinese. Chinese character. Qinghai. Qinghai. The present-day 's county comprises the core area of that kingdom .