Wuwei now governs Liangzhou District, Minqin County, Gulang County and Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County, with a total area of 32,300 square kilometers. It is adjacent to Lanzhou in the east, Xining in the south, Yinchuan and Inner Mongolia in the north, and Xinjiang in the west. It is located in the throat of the Eurasian Continental Bridge and the center of the new economic belt of West Longhai-Lanzhou.
Wuwei city is the capital of the ancient northwest, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, and was called Liangzhou in ancient times. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was named after showing the martial arts and military strength of the Han imperial army. It used to be the third largest city in China, the military and political center and the economic and cultural center in the northwest. The Silk Road entered the Hexi Corridor and the East Gate of Xinjiang from east to west.
Located between 36 29' ~ 39 27' north latitude and10149' ~ 00416' east latitude, it borders Baiyin City and Lanzhou City in the east, Qinghai Province in the south across Qilian Mountain, Zhangye City and Jinchang City in the west and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the north.
It is 276 kilometers from Lanzhou, the provincial capital, to the southeast and 74 kilometers from Jinchang, the capital of nickel, to the northwest. It is 326 kilometers long from north to south and 204 kilometers wide from east to west, with a total area of 33,238 square kilometers.
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By June 20 18, the permanent population was 1825300, Liangzhou District 1 district, Minqin County and Gulang County, and Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County 1 autonomous county. ? Liangzhou District East Street 1 18, resident of the Municipal People's Government.
Wuwei City is located at the intersection of Loess Plateau, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Mongolia-Xinjiang Plateau. The terrain is high in the west and low in the east, and the local terrain is complex.
Wuwei City belongs to the Yellow River Basin and Shiyang River Basin, an inland river. The city is rich in mineral resources, mainly coal and non-metallic minerals.
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