Xigu
西固区 | |
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 Xigu in Lanzhou | |
 Lanzhou in Gansu | |
| Coordinates: 36°05′17″N 103°37′41″E / 36.088°N 103.628°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Lanzhou |
| Area | |
| • Total | 385.3 km2 (148.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 325,800 |
| • Density | 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 730060 |
Xigu District (Chinese: 西固区; pinyin: Xīgù Qū) is one of 5 districts of the prefecture-level city of Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province, Northwest China. It is the westernmost part of the city of Lanzhou proper. Until 1952, Xigu was part of Gaolan County as a township and in 1953 it was established as the fifth district level division of Lanzhou.[1] During this period, as part of China's first five-year plan, the petrochemical industry was developed in the area.[2]
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Administrative divisions
Xigu is divided in 8 subdistricts 5 towns and 1 township (which contain 40 villages in total) and (which are divided in 70 communities).[3]
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- Townships
- Jingou Township (金沟乡)
Economy
Xigu District is highly industrialized, and most of Lanzhou's heavy industry is located in the district, including PetroChina's Lanzhou Petrochemical complex,[4] an aluminium smelting plant, power plants, and textile industry.[5] It was also the site of a nuclear enrichment factory, completed in 1958, which provided the material for China's first atomic bomb.[6]
The Bapanxia Dam on the Yellow River is located within the district, at 36°08′15″N 103°24′30″E / 36.13750°N 103.40833°E.
Transport
- China National Highway 109
- China National Highway 213
- G2201 Lanzhou Ring Expressway
- Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway
- Lanzhou–Xinjiang railway
- Lanzhou Metro Line 1
- Dongchuan Railway Logistics Center, freight train land port with trains to destinations as far as Pakistan and Nepal.[7][8]
References
- ^ "历史沿革".
- ^ "区情简介".
- ^ "行政区划".
- ^ "PetroChina accelerating implementation of restructuring strategy; downstream business experiencing structural adjustment smoothly". 28 October 2000.
- ^ Mikalai Filonchyk; Haowen Yan (11 May 2018). Urban Air Pollution Monitoring by Ground-Based Stations and Satellite Data: Multi-season characteristics from Lanzhou City, China. Springer International Publishing. pp. 25–. ISBN 978-3-319-78045-0.
- ^ "504厂——一个出神入化的历史坐标". kuaibao.qq.com. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ^ "Gansu opens second cargo route to South Asia". lanzhou.china.org.cn.
- ^ "Lanzhou- Katmandu freight train takes its inaugural trip[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn.
See also
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This page was last edited on 29 June 2022, at 22:39