Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture

Linxia Prefecture
临夏州 · لٍ‌ثِيَا جِوْ
Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture
临夏回族自治州

لٍ‌ثِيَا خُوِزُوْ زِجِ‌جِوْ
Fields and gardens in the Valley of Daxia River. The river flows to the north (to the left in the picture), into Liujiaxia Reservoir, separating Linxia County (foreground) from Dongxiang Autonomous County (background)
Fields and gardens in the Valley of Daxia River. The river flows to the north (to the left in the picture), into Liujiaxia Reservoir, separating Linxia County (foreground) from Dongxiang Autonomous County (background)
Location of Linxia Prefecture within Gansu
Location of Linxia Prefecture within Gansu
Coordinates (Linxia Prefecture government): 35°36′06″N 103°12′37″E / 35.6018°N 103.2104°E / 35.6018; 103.2104
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGansu
SeatLinxia City
Area
 • Total8,169 km2 (3,154 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)Census Nov 2020
 • Total2,437,000
GDP[1]
 • TotalCN¥ 21.1 billion
US$ 3.4 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 10,527
US$ 1,690
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 codeCN-GS-29
Websitewww.linxia.gov.cn

Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 临夏回族自治州; traditional Chinese: 臨夏回族自治州; pinyin: Línxià Huízú Zìzhìzhōu, Xiao'erjing: لٍ‌ثِيَا خُوِزُوْ زِجِ‌جِوْ‎), formerly known as Hezhou (河州) and Baohan (枹罕), is located in Gansu Province, south of the provincial capital Lanzhou, bordering Qinghai to the west. It is an autonomous prefecture for the Muslim Hui people, a large Chinese ethnic group. It also includes two autonomous counties for other Muslim groups, namely Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar.

  1. ^ 甘肃省统计局、国家统计局甘肃调查总队 (November 2016). 《甘肃发展年鉴-2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7894-0.

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