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Yinchuan Municipality, A prefecture-level city under Ningxia Hui Aut. Region , In Chinese [银川市]

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Administrative Division Code : 640100;
Post Code : 753000;
Phone Area Code :0951
The Prefix of Motor Vehicle License Plate : 宁A
The Prefix of Citizen Identity Card Number: 640100
Area Coverage: 3499 square kilometers;
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The adminitrative division form of Yinchuan is Municipality, which is one of the four administrative divisional forms at the the second level of China local administrative division system .
Municipality is also referred to as a prefecture level city (地级市). Most of Chinese big cities belong to this variety.
A prefecture-level municipality is subject to the juridiction of a provincial government ,and directly controls some urban districts while overseeing some counties or smaller cities on behalf of the provincial government.
Thus it's normal to see a large City (a Municipality) have juridiction over some small cities in China.
Subdivisions Under the jurisdication of Yinchuan Municipality
S/NFull NameIn Chinese In PinyinDivison type
1Jinfeng District金凤区Jinfeng QuDistrict
2Xixia District西夏区Xixia QuDistrict
3Xingqing District兴庆区Xingqing QuDistrict
4Lingwu City灵武市Lingwu ShiCity
5Helan County贺兰县Helan XianCounty
6Yongning County永宁县Yongning XianCounty
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Yinchuan is the capital of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. It is located at the center of North China and the East Asia Continent. Yinchuan is in the middle of the Yellow River Irrigated Area of Ningxia. The Yellow River is on its east and the Helan Mountain is on its west. The total population of Yinchuan is 1,487,900 and it covers an area of 9,491 square kilometers.







Yinchuan is a multi-nationality city including Han, Hui, Manchu, Mongolian, and Chaoxian peoples. Among them, the Hui people account for 26.3 percent of the total population and they have maintained the traditional folk customs and life style that are unique to other ethnic group.







With lots of cultural landscape and natural scenery, Yinchuan is rich in tourism resources. It is one of the most charming cities in the west part of China. Here travelers can visit the precious remains of the Xixia Culture and enjoy the landscape of waterside villages. In addition, the unique beauty of the borders and the colorful Hui customs are also very attractive to tourists. The major scenic spots and historical sites in Yinchuan include the Mausoleum of Xixia dynasty, Mosque at Nanguan, Haibao Pagoda, Yuhuang Pavilion, Nanmen Pavilion and etc. Moreover, there are the Suyukou National Forest Park and the Zhenbei Fantasy Film City in the outer suburbs of Yinchuan.

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