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Gansu   甘肃                                
    POPULATION           CHRISTIANS         Total  
                Evangelicals   Catholics       Christians  
    Census Census     Estimate       TOTAL     TOTAL     % of 2020
Location   2000 2010 Growth   2020   TSPM House church Evangelicals CPA House church Catholics   TOTAL Population
       
Baiyin Prefecture 白银市                              
Baiyin District 白银区 274,554 294,400 19,846 7.23% 314,246   5,656 [1] 8,485 14,141 846 1,015 1,862 16,003 5.09%
Huining County 会宁县 568,634 541,273 -27,361 -4.81% 513,912   5,900 8,850 14,749 883 1,059 1,942 16,691 3.25%
Jingtai County 景泰县 227,043 225,755 -1,288 -0.57% 224,467   2,577 3,865 6,442 386 463 848 7,290 3.25%
Jingyuan County 靖远县 463,076 454,925 -8,151 -1.76% 446,774   5,129 7,693 12,822 767 921 1,688 14,510 3.25%
Pingchuan District 平川区 186,428 192,399 5,971 3.20% 198,370   2,277 3,416 5,693 341 409 750 6,443 3.25%
    1,719,735 1,708,752 -10,983 -0.64% 1,697,769   21,539 32,309 53,848 3,222 3,867 7,089 60,937 3.59%
       
Dingxi Prefecture 定西市                              
Anding District 安定区 449,293 420,614 -28,679 -6.38% 391,935   4,703 7,055 11,758 704 844 1,548 13,306 3.39%
Lintao County 临洮县 516,498 507,386 -9,112 -1.76% 498,274   5,979 8,969 14,948 895 1,073 1,968 16,916 3.39%
Longxi County 陇西县 468,779 453,259 -15,520 -3.31% 437,739   5,253 7,879 13,132 786 943 1,729 14,861 3.39%
Min County 岷县 429,514 450,654 21,140 4.92% 471,794   17,928 [2] 21,514 39,442 2,682 3,218 5,901 45,342 9.61%
Tongwei County 通渭县 432,897 349,539 -83,358 -19.26% 266,181   3,194 4,791 7,985 478 573 1,051 9,037 3.39%
Weiyuan County 渭源县 336,982 324,215 -12,767 -3.79% 311,448   3,737 5,606 9,343 559 671 1,230 10,573 3.39%
Zhang County 漳县 186,286 192,957 6,671 3.58% 199,628   2,396 3,593 5,989 358 430 788 6,777 3.39%
    2,820,249 2,698,624 -121,625 -4.31% 2,576,999   43,191 59,407 102,598 6,461 7,754 14,215 116,813 4.53%
       
Gannan Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州                              
Diebu (Tewo) County 迭部县 51,165 52,166 1,001 1.96% 53,167   160 239 399 24 29 52 451 0.85%
Hezuo County 合作市 76,027 90,290 14,263 18.76% 104,553   418 627 1,046 63 75 138 1,183 1.13%
Lintan County 临潭县 141,030 137,001 -4,029 -2.86% 132,972   2,872 [3] 3,447 6,319 430 516 945 7,264 5.46%
Luqu County 碌曲县 29,675 35,630 5,955 20.07% 41,585   250 374 624 37 45 82 706 1.70%
Maqu County 玛曲县 41,399 54,745 13,346 32.24% 68,091   409 613 1,021 61 73 134 1,156 1.70%
Xiahe (Labrang) County 夏河县 77,262 86,670 9,408 12.18% 96,078   288 432 721 43 52 95 815 0.85%
Zhouqu (Zhugqu) County 舟曲县 127,889 132,108 4,219 3.30% 136,327   273 409 682 41 49 90 771 0.57%
Zhuoni (Jone) County 卓尼县 95,659 100,522 4,863 5.08% 105,385   316 474 790 47 57 104 894 0.85%
    640,106 689,132 49,026 7.66% 738,158   4,985 6,616 11,601 746 895 1,641 13,242 1.79%
       
Jiayuguan Prefecture 嘉峪关市                              
Jiayuguan City 嘉峪关 市辖区 159,541 231,853 72,312 45.33% 304,165   1,673 [4] 2,509 4,182 250 300 551 4,733 1.56%
    159,541 231,853 72,312 45.33% 304,165   1,673 2,509 4,182 250 300 551 4,733 1.56%
       
Jinchang Prefecture 金昌市                              
Jinchuan District 金川区 204,902 228,561 23,659 0.00% 252,220   1,539 2,308 3,846 230 276 506 4,353 1.73%
Yongchang County 永昌县 246,668 235,489 -11,179 100.00% 224,310   1,368 2,052 3,421 205 246 450 3,871 1.73%
    451,570 464,050 12,480 2.76% 476,530   2,907 [5] 4,360 7,267 435 522 957 8,224 1.73%
       
Jiuquan Prefecture 酒泉市                              
Akesai (Aksai) County 阿克塞哈萨克族自治县 8,891 10,545 1,654 18.60% 12,199   140 266 406 21 25 46 452 3.71%
Dunhuang City 敦煌市 187,578 186,027 -1,551 -0.83% 184,476   3,321 [6] 6,309 9,630 497 596 1,093 10,723 5.81%
Guazhou (Anxi) County 瓜州县 99,615 148,798 49,183 49.37% 197,981   1,188 2,257 3,445 178 213 391 3,836 1.94%
Jinta County 金塔县 136,173 147,460 11,287 8.29% 158,747   1,822 3,463 5,285 273 327 600 5,885 3.71%
Subei County 肃北蒙古族自治县 13,046 14,979 1,933 14.82% 16,912   194 369 563 29 35 64 627 3.71%
Suzhou District 肃州区 346,258 428,346 82,088 23.71% 510,434   5,860 11,134 16,993 877 1,052 1,929 18,922 3.71%
Yumen City 玉门市 188,931 159,792 -29,139 -15.42% 130,653   2,482 [7] 4,717 7,199 371 446 817 8,016 6.14%
    980,492 1,095,947 115,455 11.78% 1,211,402   15,007 [8] 28,514 43,521 2,245 2,694 4,939 48,460 4.00%
       
Lanzhou Prefecture 兰州市                              
Anning District 安宁区 195,704 288,510 92,806 47.42% 381,316   4,378 8,317 12,695 2,860 3,432 6,292 18,986 4.98%
Chengguan District 城关区 936,888 1,278,745 341,857 36.49% 1,620,602   18,605 35,349 53,953 12,155 14,585 26,740 80,693 4.98%
Gaolan County 皋兰县 161,212 131,785 -29,427 -18.25% 102,358   1,175 2,233 3,408 768 921 1,689 5,097 4.98%
Honggu District 红古区 140,681 136,101 -4,580 -3.26% 131,521   1,510 2,869 4,379 986 1,184 2,170 6,549 4.98%
Qilihe District 七里河区 478,457 561,020 82,563 17.26% 643,583   7,388 14,038 21,426 4,827 5,792 10,619 32,045 4.98%
Xigu District 西固区 336,029 364,050 28,021 8.34% 392,071   4,501 8,552 13,053 2,941 3,529 6,469 19,522 4.98%
Yongdeng County 永登县 478,039 418,789 -59,250 -12.39% 359,539   4,128 7,842 11,970 2,697 3,236 5,932 17,902 4.98%
Yuzhong County 榆中县 415,513 437,163 21,650 5.21% 458,813   5,267 10,008 15,275 3,441 4,129 7,570 22,845 4.98%
    3,142,523 3,616,163 473,640 15.07% 4,089,803   46,951 [9] 89,207 136,158 [10] 30,674 [11] 36,808 67,482 [12] 203,639 4.98%
       
Linxia Prefecture 临夏回族自治州                              
Dongxiang County 东乡族自治县 256,828 284,507 27,679 10.78% 312,186   312 406 718 19 22 41 759 0.24%
Guanghe County 广河县 197,428 227,466 30,038 15.21% 257,504   644 837 1,481 39 46 85 1,566 0.61%
Hezheng County 和政县 182,924 185,083 2,159 1.18% 187,242   562 730 1,292 34 40 74 1,366 0.73%
Jishishan County 积石山保安族东乡族撒拉族自治县 216,939 235,698 18,759 8.65% 254,457   102 132 234 6 7 13 248 0.10%
Kangle County 康乐县 231,721 233,173 1,452 0.63% 234,625   469 610 1,079 28 34 62 1,141 0.49%
Linxia City 临夏市 202,498 274,466 71,968 35.54% 346,434   693 [13] 901 1,594 42 50 91 1,685 0.49%
Linxia County 临夏县 348,091 326,123 -21,968 -6.31% 304,155   608 791 1,399 36 44 80 1,479 0.49%
Yongjing County 永靖县 192,033 180,161 -11,872 -6.18% 168,289   505 656 1,161 30 36 67 1,228 0.73%
    1,828,462 1,946,677 118,215 6.47% 2,064,892   3,895 5,063 8,958 234 280 514 9,472 0.46%
       
Longnan Prefecture 陇南市                              
Cheng County 成县 251,670 242,343 -9,327 -3.71% 233,016   2,675 5,083 7,758 400 480 880 8,638 3.71%
Hui County 徽县 215,236 200,294 -14,942 -6.94% 185,352   2,128 4,043 6,171 318 382 700 6,871 3.71%
Kang County 康县 194,839 180,061 -14,778 -7.58% 165,283   1,897 3,605 5,503 284 341 624 6,127 3.71%
Liangdang 两当县 49,782 45,398 -4,384 -8.81% 41,014   471 895 1,365 70 85 155 1,520 3.71%
Li County 礼县 483,449 458,237 -25,212 -5.22% 433,025   4,971 9,445 14,416 744 892 1,636 [14] 16,052 3.71%
Tanchang County 宕昌县 272,785 274,313 1,528 0.56% 275,841   3,167 6,017 9,183 474 568 1,042 10,226 3.71%
Wen County 文县 234,908 218,796 -16,112 -6.86% 202,684   2,327 4,421 6,748 348 418 766 7,514 3.71%
Wudu District 武都区 517,148 555,004 37,856 7.32% 592,860   6,806 [15] 12,931 19,737 1,018 1,222 2,240 21,977 3.71%
Xihe County 西和县 365,662 393,272 27,610 7.55% 420,882   4,832 9,180 14,012 723 867 1,590 15,602 3.71%
    2,585,479 2,567,718 -17,761 -0.69% 2,549,957   29,274 55,620 84,893 4,379 5,255 9,634 94,528 3.71%
       
Pingliang Prefecture 平凉市                              
Chongxin County 崇信县 99,449 102,116 2,667 2.68% 104,783   838 1,593 2,431 1,813 2,175 3,988 6,419 6.13%
Huating County 华亭县 168,944 189,333 20,389 12.07% 209,722   1,468 [16] 2,789 4,257 3,628 4,354 7,982 12,239 5.84%
Jingchuan County 泾川县 306,267 281,145 -25,122 -8.20% 256,023   2,048 [17] 3,892 5,940 [18] 4,429 5,315 9,744 15,684 6.13%
Jingning County 静宁县 437,059 423,827 -13,232 -3.03% 410,595   3,079 5,851 8,930 7,103 8,524 15,627 24,558 5.98%
Kongtong District 崆峒区 454,996 504,848 49,852 10.96% 554,700   4,160 7,904 12,065 9,596 11,516 21,112 33,177 5.98%
Lingtai County 灵台县 204,537 183,937 -20,600 -10.07% 163,337   1,225 2,328 3,553 2,826 3,391 6,217 9,769 5.98%
Zhuanglang County 庄浪县 395,850 382,827 -13,023 -3.29% 369,804   2,774 5,270 8,043 6,398 7,677 14,075 22,118 5.98%
    2,067,102 2,068,033 931 0.05% 2,068,964   15,593 [19] 29,626 45,219 35,793 [20] 42,952 78,745 123,964 5.99%
       
Qingyang Prefecture 庆阳市                              
Heshui County 合水县 154,778 145,722 -9,056 -5.85% 136,666   1,777 2,487 4,264 266 319 585 4,849 3.55%
Huachi County 华池县 127,684 120,875 -6,809 -5.33% 114,066   1,483 [21] 2,076 3,559 222 266 488 4,047 3.55%
Huan County 环县 321,116 302,918 -18,198 -5.67% 284,720   2,278 [22] 3,189 5,467 341 409 750 6,216 2.18%
Ning County 宁县 483,069 405,614 -77,455 -16.03% 328,159   3,282 [23] 4,594 7,876 491 589 1,080 8,956 2.73%
Qingcheng County 庆城县 318,929 261,898 -57,031 -17.88% 204,867   2,663 3,729 6,392 398 478 877 7,268 3.55%
Qifeng District 西峰区 317,669 377,528 59,859 18.84% 437,387   6,561 [24] 9,185 15,746 981 1,178 2,159 17,905 4.09%
Zhengning County 正宁县 206,019 180,909 -25,110 -12.19% 155,799   6,699 [25] 8,039 14,739 1,002 1,203 2,205 16,943 10.88%
Zhenyuan County 镇原县 491,696 415,727 -75,969 -15.45% 339,758   2,718 3,805 6,523 407 488 895 7,418 2.18%
    2,420,960 2,211,191 -209,769 -8.66% 2,001,422   27,460 [26] 37,105 64,565 4,108 4,930 9,038 73,603 3.68%
       
Tianshui Prefecture 天水市                              
Gangu County 甘谷县 553,377 559,713 6,336 1.14% 566,049   6,498 [27] 12,347 18,845 1,267 1,521 2,788 21,633 3.82%
Maiji District 麦积区 542,916 553,268 10,352 1.91% 563,620   6,470 12,294 18,764 1,262 1,514 2,776 21,540 3.82%
Qin'an County 秦安县 545,273 515,423 -29,850 -5.47% 485,573   5,574 10,591 16,166 1,087 1,304 2,391 18,557 3.82%
Qingshui County 清水县 279,207 266,908 -12,299 -4.40% 254,609   2,923 5,554 8,476 570 684 1,254 9,730 3.82%
Qinzhou District 秦州区 604,070 643,906 39,836 6.59% 683,742   7,849 14,914 22,763 1,531 1,837 3,367 26,131 3.82%
Wushan County 武山县 399,911 437,268 37,357 9.34% 474,625   5,449 10,353 15,801 1,062 1,275 2,337 18,139 3.82%
Zhangjiachuan County 张家川回族自治县 294,569 286,063 -8,506 -2.89% 277,557   3,186 6,054 9,240 621 746 1,367 10,607 3.82%
    3,219,323 3,262,549 43,226 1.34% 3,305,775   37,950 [28] 72,106 110,056 7,400 8,880 16,281 [29] 126,337 3.82%
       
Wuwei Prefecture 武威市                              
Gulang County 古浪县 367,048 388,720 21,672 5.90% 410,392   4,514 8,577 13,092 4,104 4,925 9,029 22,120 5.39%
Liangzhou District 凉州区 946,506 1,010,295 63,789 6.74% 1,074,084   11,815 22,448 34,263 10,741 12,889 23,630 57,893 5.39%
Minqin County 民勤县 302,085 241,251 -60,834 -20.14% 180,417   1,985 3,771 5,755 1,804 2,165 3,969 9,724 5.39%
Tianzhu (Bairi) County 天祝藏族自治县 221,347 174,793 -46,554 -21.03% 128,239   1,411 2,680 4,091 1,282 1,539 2,821 6,912 5.39%
    1,836,986 1,815,059 -21,927 -1.19% 1,793,132   19,724 [30] 37,476 57,201 17,931 [31] 21,518 39,449 96,650 5.39%
       
Zhangye Prefecture 张掖市                              
Ganzhou District 甘州区 486,688 507,433 20,745 4.26% 528,178   6,063 11,521 17,584 5,282 6,338 11,620 29,204 5.53%
Gaotai County 高台县 162,159 143,446 -18,713 -11.54% 124,733   1,432 2,721 4,153 1,247 1,497 2,744 6,897 5.53%
Linze County 临泽县 144,875 134,328 -10,547 -7.28% 123,781   1,421 2,700 4,121 1,238 1,485 2,723 6,844 5.53%
Minle County 民乐县 230,196 219,356 -10,840 -4.71% 208,516   2,394 4,548 6,942 2,085 2,502 4,587 11,529 5.53%
Shandan County 山丹县 191,158 161,299 -29,859 -15.62% 131,440   1,509 2,867 4,376 1,314 [32] 1,577 2,892 7,268 5.53%
Sunan County 肃南裕固族自治县 36,678 33,653 -3,025 -8.25% 30,628   352 668 1,020 306 368 674 1,693 5.53%
    1,251,754 1,199,515 -52,239 -4.17% 1,147,276   13,171 [33] 25,024 38,195 11,473 [34] 13,767 25,240 63,435 5.53%
       
Totals   25,124,282 25,575,263 450,981 1.80% 26,026,244   283,320 [35] 484,943 [36] 768,262 125,352 150,422 275,774 [37]   1,044,036 4.01%
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[1]
3,800 believers in 13 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[2]
10,000: Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999) p.211.
[3]
2,000: Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999) p.211. There were 1,000 believers in just one church in Lintan, including Tibetan Christians: Amity News Service (October 1997).
[4]
900 believers in 3 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[5]
The former Jinchang City had 1,300 believers in 4 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[6]
1,500 believers in 5 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[7]
1,600 believers in 5 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[8]
The former Jiuquan City contained 3,600 believers in 12 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[9]
The former Lanzhou City contained 20,000 believers in 67 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. Global Chinese Ministries (February 2003) also lists 20,000. Approximately 5,000 believers met in just one large TSPM church in the city. In 1989 the official number in Lanzhou was 5,000 Christians, meeting in eight churches and 38 meeting points: Bridge (December 1989).
[10]
The former Lanzhou City had "nearly 100,000 Christians": Intercessors for China, 2000 prayer calendar. This figure refers to both TSPM and house churches in the city.
[11]
In 1989 there were 20,000 Catholics in the Lanzhou Diocese: Bridge (December 1989).
[12]
In 1950 there were 17,465 Catholics in Lanzhou Diocese in 89 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org
[13]
1,500 believers in 5 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. This number was probably for all of Jishishan Prefecture.
[14]
In 1950 there were 6,163 Catholics in Li Xian Diocese in 8 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org
[15]
33 TSPM meeting points in 1998: Global Chinese Ministries (February 2003).
[16]
250 baptized believers: Bridge (October 1996).
[17]
"More than 1,000:" Bridge (October 1996).
[18]
In 1949 there were only 250 believers in Jingchuan County: Bridge (October 1996).
[19]
The former Pingliang County contained 5,200 believers in 17 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[20]
In 1989 there were 20,000 Catholics in the Pingliang Diocese: Bridge (December 1989).
[21]
"A few dozen" believers: Bridge (October 1996).
[22]
400: Bridge (October 1996).
[23]
1,000: Bridge (October 1996).
[24]
3,700 believers in 12 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[25]
“About 5,000, with another 5,000 who are condemned as heretics:” Bridge (October 1996). This source expanded its explanation in its next issue. “Zhengning is rife with heretics. The Lingling, Chongshan (Rebirth) and the Shangguang (Lightning) all find ample followers here”: Bridge (December 1996).
[26]
There were 14,000 TSPM believers in the former Qingyang County in 1996: Global Chinese Ministries (February 2003). Qingyang has the highest concentration of Christians in the province, yet there were just 200 Christians in the county in 1949: Bridge (October 1996). In 1996 the whole of Qingyang Prefecture had "thousands of Christians in each of its eight counties": Amity News Service (June 1996).
[27]
There were 22 TSPM meeting points in 1998: Global Chinese Ministries (February 2003).
[28]
The former Tianshui City had 12,200 believers in 41 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[29]
In 1950 there were 8,548 Catholics in Tianshui Diocese in 24 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org
[30]
The former Wuwei City had 11,900 believers in 40 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[31]
In 1989 there were 20,000 Catholics in the Lanzhou Diocese: Bridge (December 1989); of which Wuwei County was a part.
[32]
In 1989 there were 20,000 Catholics in the Lanzhou Diocese: Bridge (December 1989); of which Shandan County was a part.
[33]
The former Zhangye City had 5,400 believers in 18 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[34]
In 1989 there were 20,000 Catholics in the Lanzhou Diocese: Bridge (December 1989); of which Zhangye County was a part.
[35]
Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p.231, listed a percentage which amounts to 375,800 TSPM believers in Gansu.
[36]
Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p.231, listed a percentage which amounts to 751,500 house church believers in Gansu Province.

Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World (2001), p.169, listed a percentage which amounts to 282,700 house church believers in Gansu Province.

The house church networks report rapid growth during the 2000s, especially among Han Chinese in Lanzhou Prefecture. They, in turn, spread the gospel throughout other areas of the province, although the ethnic minority groups continue to be largely unreached and unevangelized.
[37]
Catholics in Gansu
    1,000 (1765 - Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China 635-1800 , p.385)
    3,808 (1879 in 36 churches, including Ningxia and eastern Qinghai)
    1,500 (1880 in 9 churches including Ningxia and eastern Qinghai: Chinese Recorder , March 1890)
    7,985 (1907 - Wolferstan, The Catholic Church in China , p.450)
    7,249 (1922 including Ningxia and eastern Qinghai: Stauffer, The Christian Occupation of China , p.119)
  32,176 (1950 - Compiled from diocese statistics at www.catholic-hierarchy.org)
  50,000 (1989 - Bridge , December 1989)
102,800 (2001 - Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World , p.169)
161,000 (2010 - Mandryk, Operation World , p.231)

* Denotes source may only refer to registered church estimates. CPA figures typically only count adult baptized members.