Baiyin
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Baiyin (simplified Chinese: 白银; pinyin: Báiyín) is a prefecture-level city in China's Gansu province. Population: 274,900 (2000)
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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:
- Baijin (白银)
- Pingchuan(平川)
Counties:
- Huining (会宁县)
- Jingyuan (靖远县)
- Jingtai (景泰县)
[edit] Economy
The 2002 GDP was 9.5 billion RMB. Average annual income for urban residents was 6409 RMB, a 14% rise and 1688 RMB for rural residents, a 5% rise.
[edit] Infrastructure
There are 2 radio stations and 3 television stations. Numerous national roads, highways, and railroads cross Baiyin.
[edit] 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.
