Shizuishan
Encyclopedia
Shizuishan is a prefecture-level city
and is the second biggest city in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in Western China
after Yinchuan. Shizuishan is in the North of the region, close to Inner Mongolia
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at latitude 38° 21′～39° 25′ N and longitude 105° 58′～106° 39′ E, spanning 88.8 kilometres (55.2 mi) from east to west and 119.5 kilometres (74.3 mi) from south to north.
In 2005, the Chinese government blacklisted the city for its pollution problem and told local leaders to shut down the worst polluting industrial plants. Since then the city has attempted to reinvent itself, but pollution is still taking its toll on the people.
Prefecture-level city
A prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...
and is the second biggest city in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in Western China
China
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after Yinchuan. Shizuishan is in the North of the region, close to Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in the northern region of the country. Inner Mongolia shares an international border with the countries of Mongolia and the Russian Federation...
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Administrative divisions
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Xiao'erjing | Population (2003 est.) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| 1 | Dawukou District | 大武口区 | Dàwǔkǒu Qū | دَا ءُ ﻛِﻮْ ﺛُﻮْ | 230,000 | 1,007 | 228 |
| 2 | Huinong District | 惠农区 | Hùinóng Qū | ﺧُﻮِ ﻧْﻮ ﺛُﻮْ | 200,000 | 1,088 | 184 |
| 3 | Pingluo County | 平罗县 | Píngluó Xiàn | پٍ ﻟُﻮَع ﺷِﯿًﺎ | 290,000 | 2,608 | 111 |
Geography
Shizuishan is located on the western bank of the Yellow RiverYellow River
The Yellow River or Huang He, formerly known as the Hwang Ho, is the second-longest river in China and the sixth-longest in the world at the estimated length of . Originating in the Bayan Har Mountains in Qinghai Province in western China, it flows through nine provinces of China and empties into...
at latitude 38° 21′～39° 25′ N and longitude 105° 58′～106° 39′ E, spanning 88.8 kilometres (55.2 mi) from east to west and 119.5 kilometres (74.3 mi) from south to north.
Environmental issues
Shizuishan City in Western China was once described as the best place to make a film about the end of the world.In 2005, the Chinese government blacklisted the city for its pollution problem and told local leaders to shut down the worst polluting industrial plants. Since then the city has attempted to reinvent itself, but pollution is still taking its toll on the people.