Yinchuan is a prefecture level city and capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Crossing the Yellow River to the east, it borders Yanchi County in Wuzhong City and Etuoke Front Banner in Inner Mongolia; Located west of Helan Mountain and adjacent to Alxa League in Inner Mongolia; Connected to Litong District and Qingtongxia City in Wuzhong City to the south; It is connected to Pingluo County in Shizuishan City to the north. The total area is 9025.38 square kilometers. As of 2023, the city has three districts (Xingqing District, Jinfeng District, Xixia District), two counties (Yongning County, Helan County), and one city (Lingwu City) under its jurisdiction. As of the end of 2022, the city's permanent population was 2.8968 million. In 2022, the city will achieve a regional gross domestic product of 253.563 billion yuan. In October 2018, it was awarded the first batch of "International Wetland City" titles worldwide.
The terrain of Yinchuan city is divided into two parts: mountains and plains. The western and southern parts are higher, while the northern and eastern parts are lower, slightly inclined in a southwest northeast direction. The climate is neither cold nor hot, with an average annual temperature of around 8 degrees Celsius. There is no scorching heat in summer and no severe cold in winter. Mineral resources include coal, hematite, flux limestone, flux dolomite, etc. There are over 40 species of wild medicinal plants, and 32 species of rare animals under national protection, including deer, red deer, blue pheasant, green sheep, foxes, etc.
As of the end of 2022, in terms of education, Yinchuan City has 3 graduate training units, 16 regular higher education institutions, 1 adult college, 16 secondary vocational schools, and 28 regular high schools. In terms of healthcare, Yinchuan City has 1393 health institutions. In terms of scientific research, Yinchuan City has 3555 effective invention patents and 12.34 invention patents per 10000 people.
Yinchuan City, "Yinchuan" as an ancient place name, first appeared in the "Geographical Records" of the New Book of Tang: "Yinchuan County, Yinzhou". On January 1, 1929, the Ningxia Provincial Government was established, with its capital located in Ningxia City. In October 1958, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was established, with Yinchuan City as the capital and the political, economic, and cultural center of the autonomous region. Famous scenic spots in Yinchuan include Zhenbeipu Western Studio, Shuidonggou, Western Xia Mausoleum, etc.Yinxi High speed Railway and Yinchuan-Lanzhou High-speed Railway have been completed in Ningxia; National Highway 109, National Highway 110, Qingyin Expressway, Fuyin Expressway, Beijing Tibet Expressway and other highways pass through the area. Yinchuan's city trees are jujube trees and locust trees, city flowers are roses and magnolias, and city birds are magpies
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