Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture
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Linxia Prefecture 临夏州 · لٍشِا جِوْ |
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临夏回族自治州
Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefectureلٍشِا خُوِذُو ذِجِجِوْ |
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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)
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.png) Location of Linxia Prefecture within Gansu |
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| Coordinates: 35°36′N 103°13′E / 35.600°N 103.217°ECoordinates: 35°36′N 103°13′E / 35.600°N 103.217°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Seat | Linxia City |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,169 km2 (3,154 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,946,677 |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Website | lx |
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: لٍشِا خُوِذُو ذِجِجِوْ) formerly known as Guhezhou 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 Dongxiang, Salar, and Bonan.
Linxia Prefecture is located in southwestern central Gansu. It is just south of Lanzhou, and borders Qinghai Province in the west, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the south, and the Dingxi prefecture-level city in the east.
The terrain is highlands, mountains, and loess hills. Elevation averages 2000 meters above sea-level.
The Yellow River, which gets its muddy yellow color from the loess, runs through the northwestern part of the prefecture. Dammed at Liujiaxia (Yongjing County), it forms the large Liujiaxia Reservoir in the north-central part of the county. There is also a smaller Yanguoxia Dam (盐锅峡水电站 Yánguōxiá Shuǐdiànzhàn) further downstream, also within Yongjing County.
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