Monday, February 26, 2007

China (CN) Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Yinchuan Region

Yinchuan Region (银川市 Yínchuān-shì)

Summary

Yinchuan is a city with a population of 400 000. The city of Yinchuan--Xixia (250 000) is in the Yinchuan metropolitan area. The major towns of Yongning (30 000) and Lingwu (20 000) are county seats in the region.

Detailed Analysis

Yinchuan Region contains the Yinchuan metropolitan area, Lingwu Metropolitan County, and 2 ordinary counties. Its area is 9 579 km² and its corrected 2000 Census population is 1 477 803 after enlargement.

The Yinchuan metropolitan area has an area of 2 045 km² and a corrected 2000 Census population of 857 787 after enlargement.

Jinfeng District (金凤区 Jīnfèng-) 290 km²

On October 19, 2002, Jinfeng District was created from parts of Xincheng District, Suburban District, and Helan County. The corrected 2000 Census population is 161 914.

Suburban District: 9 rural townships, 1 special rural township (273 031): 芦花乡 18327 良田乡 26687 银新乡 43906 红花乡 79559 满春乡 21601 大新乡 23087 掌政乡 11284 永固乡 7035 通贵乡 11800 芦草洼虚拟乡 29745

Xingqing District (兴庆区 Xīngqìng-qū) 768 km²

Chengqu District: 9 street committees of Yinchuan (283 829): 胜利街街道 51442 中山南街街道 22748 玉皇阁北街街道 38300 文化街街道 26442 解放西街街道 42771 前进街街道 17970 富宁街街道 37597 新华街街道 14721 凤凰北街街道 31838

On October 19, 2002, Chengqu District became Xingqing District and annexed part of Suburban District and on Decmber 31, 2003, it annexed part of Taole County of Shizhuishan Region. The corrected 2000 Census population is 445 246.

Yinchuan (534 456) has an area of 27 km² and an estimated population of 400 000.

Yinchuan--Changqing (长庆 Chángqìng) in an unknown street committee has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 13 000.

Xixia District (西夏区 xià-qū) 987 km²

Xincheng District: 7 street committees of Yinchuan (250 627): 新城东街街道 27626 铁东街街道 21630 西花园路街道 43801 北京西路街道 30338 文昌路街道 27654 朔方路街道 69457 宁华路街道 30121

On October 19, 2002, Xincheng District became Xixia District and annexed part of Suburban District, while a part of the old Xincheng District was transferred to Jinfeng District. The corrected 2000 Census population is 219 698.

Yinchuan--Xixia has an area of 26 km² and an estimated population of 250 000.

Sicun (寺村 cūn) in an unknown township has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.

Lingwu Metropolitan County (灵武市 Líng-shì) 4 639 km²

5 urban townships, 9 rural townships, 3 special rural townships (249 890): 城镇 30986 新华桥镇 23753 崇兴镇 17325 磁窑堡镇 30079 马家滩镇 11199 东塔乡 18271 梧桐树乡 20464 杜木桥乡 16257 郝家桥乡 19651 郭家桥乡 17230 大泉乡 7545 临河乡 7366 五里坡乡 4755 白土岗乡 9275 羊泉墩虚拟乡 4251 灵武农场虚拟乡 10064 长庆局油气处虚拟乡 1419

On October 25, 2002, Lingwu Metropolitan county was transferred to Yinchuan Region from Wuzhong Region.

Lingwu is in Chengzhen urban township (城镇 Chéngzhèn) and has an area of 3.3 km² and an estimated population of 20 000.

Jiuciyao (旧磁窑 Jiùyáo) in Ciyaobao urban township (磁窑堡 yáobǎo) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 6 000. The figures are uncertain due to clouds in the Google Earth image.

Helan County (贺兰县 Hèlán-xiàn) 1 600 km²

4 urban townships, 6 rural townships, 3 special rural townships (178 458): 习岗镇 44987 金贵镇 17612 立岗镇 18811 洪广镇 13431 潘昶乡 16576 丰登乡 12320 四十里店乡 13378 常信乡 15363 通义乡 10929 金山乡 4418 南梁台子虚拟乡 4685 暖泉农场虚拟乡 4197 宁夏原种场虚拟乡 1751

Helan is in Xigang urban township (习岗 gǎng) and has an area of 2.3 km² and an estimated population of 18 000. In addition, Desheng Gongyeyuan (得胜工业园 Déshēng Gōngyèyuán), an industrial park in Xigang urban township, has an area of 1.9 km² and an estimated population of 1 000.

Yongning County (永宁县 Yǒngníng-xiàn) 1 295 km²

3 urban townships, 7 rural townships, 3 special rural townships (191 668): 杨和镇 21732 李俊镇 18038 望远镇 17582 仁存乡 14755 望洪乡 17599 增岗乡 17364 杨和乡 30605 胜利乡 15576 通桥乡 16239 金沙乡 2089 黄羊滩区虚拟乡 7562 闽宁村虚拟乡 10469 海原吊庄虚拟乡 2058

Yongning is in Yanghe urban township (
杨和 Yáng) and has an area of 3.6 km² and an estimated population of 30 000.

Huangyangtan (
黄羊滩 Huángyángtān) has an area of 2.5 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.

Wangyuan (
望远 Wàngyuǎn) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.

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