Huining County
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Huining County is an administrative district in Gansu
, the People's Republic of China
. It is one of 58 counties of Gansu. It is part of the Baiyin
prefecture, with the city of the same name being the prefecture seat. Its postal code is 730700, and its population in 1999 was 569,599 people.
Gansu
' is a province located in the northwest of the People's Republic of China.It lies between the Tibetan and Huangtu plateaus, and borders Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and Ningxia to the north, Xinjiang and Qinghai to the west, Sichuan to the south, and Shaanxi to the east...
, the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. It is one of 58 counties of Gansu. It is part of the Baiyin
Baiyin
Baiyin is a prefecture-level city in China's Gansu province.-Geography and climate:Baiyin is part loess plateau, part desert. Elevation ranges from 1275 to 3321 meters above sea-level. The climate is very arid with only 110-352 mm of annual precipitation. Annual evaporation is 2101 mm resulting in...
prefecture, with the city of the same name being the prefecture seat. Its postal code is 730700, and its population in 1999 was 569,599 people.