Qingtongxia

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Qingtongxia
青铜峡市 · شٍتْوﺷیَا شِ‎
County-level city
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Country People's Republic of China
Region Ningxia
Area
 • Total 2,337 km2 (902 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 264,717
 • Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Train station sign

Qingtongxia (simplified Chinese: 青铜峡; traditional Chinese: 青銅峽; pinyin: Qīngtóngxiá; Wade–Giles: Ch’ing-t’ong-hsia) literally, "Bronze Gorge" is a city in the province of Ningxia in the north of China. Administratively, Qingtongxia is a county-level city within the prefecture-level city of Wuzhong. It is located on the left (northwestern) bank of the Yellow River, opposite and a bit upstream of Wuzhong main urban area.

Qingtongxia has more than 100,000 residents. Many residents of Qingtongxia are Hui Muslim.

Economy

Qingtongxia Dam on the Yellow River (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) is located in Qingtongxia. A major irrigation canal branches off the river near the dam and runs north.


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