Liangzhou, Wuwei

Liangzhou District (simplified Chinese: 凉州区; traditional Chinese: 涼州區; pinyin: Liángzhōu Qū) is a district and the seat of the city of Wuwei, Gansu province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the east.

For the ancient state in northwest China, see Liang Province.

Liangzhou 凉州区
District
Wuwei South Gate
Liangzhou District (red) in Wuwei City (yellow) and Gansu
Liangzhou Location in Gansu
Coordinates: 37°55′42″N 102°38′31″E
Country	China
Province	Gansu
Prefecture-level city	Wuwei
District seat	Dongdajie Subdistrict
Area
• Total	5,081 km2 (1,962 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	885,277
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	733000
Website	www.gsliangzhou.gov.cn

Geography

Liangzhou District is located in the eastern part of the Hexi Corridor, north of the Qilian Mountains. It can be divided geographically into three main areas: the Qilian Mountains in the southwest, the Hexi Corridor in the center, and the Alashan Plateau semi-desert in the northeast.^[2] Liangzhou District is an agricultural oasis located in the Shiyang River (石羊河) catchment area.^[3][4]

Administrative divisions

Liangzhou District is divided to 9 subdistricts, 37 towns and 2 others.^[5]

Subdistricts

Dongdajie Subdistrict (东大街街道) Xidajie Subdistrict (西大街街道) Dongguanjie Subdistrict (东关街街道) Xiguanjie Subdistrict (西关街街道) Huochezhanjie Subdistrict (火车站街街道)

Dizhixincunjie Subdistrict (地质新村街街道) Ronghuajie Subdistrict (荣华街街道) Xuanwujie Subdistrict (宣武街街道) Huangyanghe Subdistrict (黄羊河街道)

Towns

Huangyang (黄羊镇) Wunan (武南镇) Qingyuan (清源镇) Yongchang (永昌镇) Shuangcheng (双城镇) Fengle (丰乐镇) Gaoba (高坝镇) Jinyang (金羊镇) Heping (和平镇) Yangxiaba (羊下坝镇) Zhongba (中坝镇) Yongfeng (永丰镇) Gucheng (古城镇)

Zhangyi (张义镇) Fafang (发放镇) Xiying (西营镇) Siba (四坝镇) Hongxiang (洪祥镇) Xiehe (谢河镇) Jinsha (金沙镇) Songshu (松树镇) Huai'an (怀安镇) Xiashuang (下双镇) Qingshui (清水镇) Hedong (河东镇)

Wuhe (五和镇) Changcheng (长城镇) Wujiajing (吴家井镇) Jinhe (金河镇) Hanzuo (韩佐镇) Daliu (大柳镇) Boshu (柏树镇) Jinta (金塔镇) Jiudun (九墩镇) Jinshan (金山镇) Xinhua (新华镇) Kangning (康宁镇)

Others

• Jiuduntan Headquarters (九墩滩指挥部)
• Dengmaying Lake Ecological Construction Headquarters (邓马营湖生态建设指挥部)

See also

• List of administrative divisions of Gansu
• Wang Wei (Tang dynasty)