China (CN) Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Shizuishan Region

Shizuishan Region (石嘴山市 Shízuǐshān-shì)

Summary

Shizuishan is a city with a population of 200 000. The major town of Shizuizhan--Huinong (80 000) is in the Shizuishan metropolitan area. The major town of Pingluo (30 000) is a county seat in the region.

Detailed Analysis

Shizuishan Region contains the Shizuishan metropolitan area and Pingluo county. Its area is 4 703 km² and its corrected 2000 Census population is 668 327 after a small transfer to Yinchuan Region.

The Shizhuishan metropolitan area has an area of 2 095 km² and a population of 388 795 before 2002 annexations. A corrected 2000 Census population is not available.

Dawukou District (大武口区 Dàwǔkǒu-qū) 1 007 km²

4 street committees of Shizuishan, 1 rural township (133 168): 长胜街道 18835 朝阳街道 63515 人民路街道 38756 长城街道 7146 大武口乡 4916

Shitanjing District: 4 street committees of Shizuishan (60 389): 新华北街街道 21338 新华南街街道 11811 白芨沟街道 19139 沟口街道 8101

On October 19, 2002, Dawukou District annexed Shitanjing District and part of Pingluo County. A corrected 2000 Census population is not available.

Shizuishan (188 641) has an area of 21 km² and an estimated population of 200 000.

Huinong District (惠农区 Huìnóng-qū) 1 088 km²

Shizuishan District: 6 street committees of Shizuishan--Huinong (120 739): 育才路街道 14848 南街街道 31641 中街街道 18460 北街街道 14008 河滨街街道 29407 火车站街道 12375

Huinong County: 3 urban townships, 8 rural townships (74 499): 马家湾镇 8420 园艺镇 5582 红果子镇 6766 尾闸乡 10894 庙台乡 8116 礼和乡 11333 下营子乡 5022 西永固乡 5030 燕子墩乡 6979 惠农虚拟乡 3879 简泉农场虚拟乡 2478

On December 31, 2003, Shizuishan District annexed Huinong County and became Huinong District.

Huinong (120 739) has an area of 7.5 km² and an estimated population of 80 000. In addition, Unidentified urban areas in the street committee area 9.5 km N of Huinong, 5 km NW of Huinong, 4.5 km SW of Huinong, and 7 km N of Huinong have areas of 6.1 km², 1.8 km², 1.8 km², and 1.0 km² and estimated populations of and 15 000, 4 000, 4 000, and 3 000.

Hongguozi (红果子 Hóngguǒzi) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.

Majiawan (马家湾 Mǎjiāwān) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 8 500.

Pingluo County (平罗县 Píngluó-xiàn) 2 608 km²

9 urban townships, 12 rural townships (257 445): 城关镇 39622 黄渠桥镇 10781 宝丰镇 14940 头闸镇 14324 姚伏镇 11102 汝箕沟镇 9839 太西镇 8934 西大滩镇 7517 大水沟镇 9 二闸乡 16841 高庄乡 11640 惠北乡 10911 灵沙乡 17468 渠口乡 13856 六中乡 6414 五香乡 7435 通伏乡 10826 周城乡 10631 前进乡 14498 崇岗乡 12370 下庙乡 7487

Taole County: 1 urban township, 5 rural townships, 2 special rural townships (29 138): 城关镇 5465 高仁镇乡 3553 六顷地乡 2396 马太沟乡 3581 五堆子乡 2742 红崖子乡 2869 东沙虚拟乡 1481 月牙湖虚拟乡 7051

On October 19, 2002, part of Pingluo County was annexed by the Shizuishan metropolitan area and then on December 31, 2003, Taole County was divided between Pingluo County and the Yinchuan metropolitan area. A corrected 2000 Census population is not available.

Pingluo is in Chengguan urban township (城关 Chéngguān) and has an area of 4.4 km² and an estimated population of 30 000.

Pingluo Huochezhan (平罗火车站 Píngluó Huǒchēzhàn) in an unknown township has an area of 8.2 km² and an estimated population of 15 000. These figures are uncertain because of the presence of industrial smoke in the Google Earth image.

Taole (陶乐 Táolè) was in Chengguan urban township (城关 Chéngguān), now Taole urban township, and has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 10 000.

Xidatan (西大滩 Xīdàtān) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.