Liangzhou, Wuwei

District in Gansu, China

Liangzhou District (simplified Chinese: 凉州区; traditional Chinese: 涼州區; pinyin: Liángzhōu Qū) is a district and the seat of the city of Wuwei, Gansu province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the east.

Geography

Liangzhou District is located in the eastern part of the Hexi Corridor, north of the Qilian Mountains. It can be divided geographically into three main areas: the Qilian Mountains in the southwest, the Hexi Corridor in the center, and the Alashan Plateau semi-desert in the northeast.^[2] Liangzhou District is an agricultural oasis located in the Shiyang River (石羊河) catchment area.^[3][4]

Administrative divisions

Liangzhou District is divided to 9 subdistricts, 37 towns and 2 others.^[5]

Subdistricts

Towns

Others

• Jiuduntan Headquarters(九墩滩指挥部)
• Dengmaying Lake Ecological Construction Headquarters(邓马营湖生态建设指挥部)

See also

• List of administrative divisions of Gansu
• Wang Wei (Tang dynasty)

References

• Official website (Chinese)

1. "武威市第七次全国人口普查公报" (in Chinese). Government of Wuwei. 2021-05-27.
2. http://www.xzqh.org/quhua/62gs/0602lz.htm
3. "General | Groundwater Management Exploration Package". Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2011-05-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2020-12-27.