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Location of Baiyin Prefecture (yellow) within Gansu

Baiyin (simplified Chinese: 白银; pinyin: Báiyín) is a prefecture-level city in China's Gansu province. Population: 274,900 (2000)

Geography and climate

Baiyin is part loess plateau, part desert. Elevation ranges from 1275 to 3321 meters above sea-level. The climate is very arid with only 110-352 mm of annual precipitation. Annual evaporation is 2101 mm resulting in a net loss of approximately 1800 mm. The Yellow River flows from north to south for 214 kilometers through Baiyin.

The area is 21,200 km², 3478 km² of that urban.

Administration

Baiyin has 2 urban districts, 3 counties, 64 townships, 18 towns, and 7 sub-districts with a total population of 1,746,800.

City Districts:

• Baiyin District (白银)
• Pingchuan District(平川)

Counties:

• Huining County (会宁县)
• Jingyuan County (靖远县)
• Jingtai County (景泰县)

Economy

The 2002 GDP was 9.5 billion RMB. Average annual income for urban residents was 6409 RMB, and 1688 RMB for rural residents.

Infrastructure

There are 2 radio stations and 3 television stations. Numerous national roads, highways, and railroads cross Baiyin.

Places of interest

The Yellow River Stone Forest is a National Park about 40km North of Baiyin. It is famous for its natural stone columns.

External links

• Official Website(Chinese)

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Coordinates: 36°33′N 104°09′E / 36.55, 104.15

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