Baiyin is a prefecture-level city

Prefecture-level city

A prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...

 in China

China

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's Gansu

Gansu

' is a province located in the northwest of the People's Republic of China.It lies between the Tibetan and Huangtu plateaus, and borders Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and Ningxia to the north, Xinjiang and Qinghai to the west, Sichuan to the south, and Shaanxi to the east...

 province.

Geography and climate

Baiyin is part loess

Loess

Loess is an aeolian sediment formed by the accumulation of wind-blown silt, typically in the 20–50 micrometre size range, twenty percent or less clay and the balance equal parts sand and silt that are loosely cemented by calcium carbonate...

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

Yellow River

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 flows from south to north for 214 kilometers through Baiyin.

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

Administration

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

Map	#	Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
	1	Baiyin District Baiyin District The Baiyin District is an administrative district in Gansu, the People's Republic of China. It is one of 17 districts of Gansu. It is part of the Baiyin prefecture, with the city of the same name being the prefecture seat.-References:*...	白银区	Báiyín Qū	294,400	1,372	215
	2	Pingchuan District Pingchuan District The Pingchuan District is an administrative district in Gansu, the People's Republic of China. It is one of 17 districts of Gansu. It is part of the Baiyin prefecture, with the city of the same name being the prefecture seat.-References:...	平川区	Píngchuān Qū	192,398	2,106	91
	3	Jingyuan County Jingyuan County, Gansu Jingyuan County is an administrative district in Gansu, the People's Republic of China. It is one of 58 counties of Gansu. It is part of the Baiyin prefecture, with the city of the same name being the prefecture seat...	靖远县	Jìngyuǎn Xiàn	454,925	5,809	78
	4	Huining County Huining County Huining County is an administrative district in Gansu, the People's Republic of China. It is one of 58 counties of Gansu. It is part of the Baiyin prefecture, with the city of the same name being the prefecture seat...	会宁县	Huìníng Xiàn	541,273	6,439	84
	5	Jingtai County Jingtai County Jingtai County is an administrative district in Gansu, the People's Republic of China. It is one of 58 counties of Gansu. It is part of the Baiyin prefecture, with the city of the same name being the prefecture seat. Its postal code is 730400, and its population in 1999 was 230,415 people.-See...	景泰县	Jǐngtài Xiàn	225,755	5,483	41

Economy

The 2002 GDP was 9.5 billion RMB. Average annual income for urban residents was 6409 RMB, and 1688 RMB for rural residents.

Infrastructure

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

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.

External links

• Official Website(Chinese)