Zhongwei

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Location of Zhongwei Prefecture (yellow) in Ningxia

Zhongwei ( Chinese  中卫 , Pinyin Zhōngwèi ) is a city in the Ningxia Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China with approximately 1.14 million inhabitants (end of 2015) on an area of ​​17,448 km². In the actual urban settlement area of ​​Zhongwei 160,279 people live (2010 census).

Administrative structure

The prefecture-level city ​​of Zhongwei consists of a district and two counties. These are:

  • Shapotou district - 沙坡头 区Shāpōtóu Qū ;
  • Circle Zhongning -中宁县Zhongning Xiàn ;
  • District Haiyuan -海原县Hǎiyuán Xiàn .

Infrastructure

Zhongwei Shapotou Airport , which opened in 2008, is 9 kilometers northwest of the city .

Others

The Zhaobishan Copper Mine ( Zhaobi shan tongkuang yizhi ), an ancient copper mine from the Han Dynasty , is located on the city's territory. It has been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China (6-215) since 2006 .

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Coordinates: 37 ° 31 '  N , 105 ° 10'  E