Lanzhou
Prefecture-level city in Gansu, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lanzhou[lower-alpha 1] is the capital and largest city of Gansu province in northwestern China.[5] Located on the banks of the Yellow River, it is a key regional transportation hub, connecting areas further west by rail to the eastern half of the country. Historically, it has been a major link on the Northern Silk Road and it stands to become a major hub on the New Eurasian Land Bridge. The city is also a center for heavy industry and petrochemical industry.
Lanzhou
兰州市 | |
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Coordinates (Gansu People's Government): 36°03′38″N 103°49′36″E | |
Country | China |
Province | Gansu |
County-level divisions | 8 |
Municipal seat | Chengguan District |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture-level city |
• Body | Lanzhou Municipal People's Congress |
• CCP Secretary | Zhang Xiaoqiang |
• Congress Chairman | Zhang Jianping |
• Mayor | Zhang Weiwen |
• CPPCC Chairman | Li Hongya |
Area | |
• Prefecture-level city | 13,086.9 km2 (5,052.9 sq mi) |
• Urban | 2,432.9 km2 (939.3 sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,112.9 km2 (429.7 sq mi) |
Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Prefecture-level city | 4,359,446 |
• Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
• Urban | 3,474,858 |
• Urban density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
• Metro | 3,042,863 |
• Metro density | 2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi) |
GDP[2] | |
• Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 209.6 billion US$ 33.7 billion |
• Per capita | CN¥ 56,972 US$ 9,147 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 730000 |
Area code | 931 |
ISO 3166 code | CN-GS-01 |
License plate prefixes | 甘A |
Website | www |
Lanzhou | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 兰州 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 蘭州 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Postal | Lanchow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | "Orchid [Hills] Prefecture"[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lanzhou is also an important center for scientific research and education in Northwestern China after Xi'an. The city is one of the top 60 major cities in the world by scientific research output as tracked by the Nature Index.[6] It hosts several research institutions, including, Lanzhou University, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou University of Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, and Lanzhou Jiaotong University.[7][8] Notably, Lanzhou University is one of China's prestige universities as a member of the Project 985.