Baiyin

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Baiyin (simplified Chinese: 白银; pinyin: Báiyín) is a prefecture-level city in China's Gansu province. Population: 274,900 (2000)

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[edit] Geography and climate

Baiyin is part loess plateau, part desert. Elevation ranges from 1275 to 3321 meters above sea-level. The climate is very arid with only 110-352 mm of annual precipitation. Annual evaporation is 2101 mm resulting in a net loss of approximately 1800 mm. The Yellow River flows from north to south for 214 kilometers through Baiyin.

The area is 21,200 km², 3478 km² of that urban.

[edit] Administration

Baiyin has 2 urban districts, 3 counties, 64 townships, 18 towns, and 7 sub-districts with a total population of 1,746,800.

City Districts:

  • Baijin (白银)
  • Pingchuan(平川)

Counties:

  • Huining (会宁县)
  • Jingyuan (靖远县)
  • Jingtai (景泰县)

[edit] Economy

The 2002 GDP was 9.5 billion RMB. Average annual income for urban residents was 6409 RMB, a 14% rise and 1688 RMB for rural residents, a 5% rise.

[edit] Infrastructure

There are 2 radio stations and 3 television stations. Numerous national roads, highways, and railroads cross Baiyin.

[edit] Places of interest

The Yellow River Stone Forest is a National Park about 40km North of Baiyin. It is famous for its natural stone columns.

[edit] External links


Prefecture-level divisions of Gansu
Prefecture-level cities: Baiyin | Dingxi | Jiayuguan | Jinchang | Jiuquan | Lanzhou
Longnan | Pingliang | Qingyang | Tianshui | Wuwei | Zhangye
Autonomous prefectures: Gannan | Linxia
List of Gansu County-level divisions
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