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Dingxi Municipality, A prefecture-level city under Gansu Province , In Chinese [定西市]

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Administrative Division Code : 621100;
Post Code : 743000;
Phone Area Code :0932
The Prefix of Motor Vehicle License Plate : 甘J
The Prefix of Citizen Identity Card Number: 621100
Area Coverage: 200300 square kilometers;
Population : 29,441,000 persons;
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The adminitrative division form of Dingxi is Municipality, which is one of the four administrative divisional forms at the the second level of China local administrative division system .
Municipality is also referred to as a prefecture level city (地级市). Most of Chinese big cities belong to this variety.
A prefecture-level municipality is subject to the juridiction of a provincial government ,and directly controls some urban districts while overseeing some counties or smaller cities on behalf of the provincial government.
Thus it's normal to see a large City (a Municipality) have juridiction over some small cities in China.
Subdivisions Under the jurisdication of Dingxi Municipality
S/NFull NameIn Chinese In PinyinDivison type
1Anding District安定区Anding QuDistrict
2Minxian County岷县Minxian County
3Zhangxian County漳县Zhangxian County
4Lintao County临洮县Lintao XianCounty
5Weiyuan County渭源县Weiyuan XianCounty
6Longxi County陇西县Longxi XianCounty
7Tongwei County通渭县Tongwei XianCounty
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Dingxi overview: Dingxi City is located in central Gansu province, 98 km east of Lanzhou, giving it the nickname the "eastern gateway". The Wei River, a tributary of the Yellow River flows through the district and provides it with the majority of its water. It was important in the development of some of China's earliest cultures, specifically along the Wei River, one of the Yellow River's biggest tributaries. Numerous Neolithic sites from various cultures are found throughout the area. It has 1 urban district, 6 counties, and 119 towns with a total population of 2,960,000 and a total area of 20,300 square kilometers.







With a long history and outstanding location, it is an important source of civilization for the upper reaches of the Yellow River. There were famous Majiayao Culture, Qijia Culture, Siwa Culture and Xindian Culture here in the new Stone Age.







Agriculture and natural resource based industries are the key to Dingxi's economy. There are more than 300 different kinds of Chinese medicinal plants and herbs found in the area. Dingxi's Anding County is China's number one grower of yams. Zanthoxylum (also called Sichuan Pepper or prickly ash fruit), walnuts, wild apricots, and other fruit are some of Dingxi's famous dried exports.


As the major town for the Silk Road since ancient times, it is not only the must-pass way to new Eurasian Continental Bridge but also the east gateway of Lanzhou city , the capital of Gansu Province.







It is only 98 kilometers from the Lanzhou city and crossed by the Longhai Railway and National Highway 310, 312, 212, 316 . Especially in the recent years, the establishments of the 2nd line of Baolan Railway , Landing and Lanlin Expressways make the advantage of Dingxi city more highlighted as a door of Lanzhou city .







Dingxi boasts rich natural resources and good prospects of exploitation. The soil and climate here suits the growth of potatoes and traditional Chinese medicine. The traditional Chinese medicine which has been found out amounts to over 300 species, of which includes world famous Mingui and Dangshen.







Dingxi climate & weather: Dingxi is semi-arid, with little precipitation. Even though sunlight here can be intense, temperatures are generally cool. The surrounding terrain is mostly loess hills and ravines in the north and highlands in the south. The annual average temperature maintains around 5.6 °C -7.6° C.







Language in Dingxi: Dingxi dialects is a branch of northern dialect, it is not difficult for mandarin speakers to understand.










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