Weiyuan County, Gansu
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Weiyuan 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 Dingxi
prefecture, with the city of the same name being the prefecture seat. Its postal code is 748200, and its population in 1999 was 335,568 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 Dingxi
Dingxi
-Geography and climate:Dingxi City is located in central Gansu province, 98 km east of Lanzhou, giving it the nickname the "eastern gateway". The Wei River, a tributary of the Yellow River flows through the district and provides it with the majority of its water. Dingxi is semi-arid, with little...
prefecture, with the city of the same name being the prefecture seat. Its postal code is 748200, and its population in 1999 was 335,568 people.