Zhangye
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Zhangye (simplified Chinese: 张掖; pinyin: Zhāngyì) is a prefecture-level city in China's Gansu province.
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[edit] Geography and climate
Zhangye is located in far western Gansu province. In the north it borders Inner Mongolia and in the south Qinghai. It has a large area of 42,000 km² and is blessed with numerous streams, abundant sunlight and fertile soil, making it an important agricultural center for Gansu and all of China.
[edit] History
Zhangye is in the center of the Hexi Corridor. The area was the frontier for much of China's history, forming a corridor to the Central Asian portion of the empire; in fact the name Zhangye (lit. "to extend the arm") is an abbreviation of 张国臂掖，以通西域 (lit. To extend the arm of the country, through to the Western Realm . During the Western Han dynasty, Chinese armies were often engaged against the Huns in this area. It was also an important section of the Silk Road.
[edit] Administration
Zhangye has 1 urban district, 4 counties, 1 autonomous county, 97 towns, and 977 villages.
City Districts:
- Ganzhou (甘州区)
Counties:
- Linze (临泽县)
- Gaotai (高台县)
- Shandan (山丹县)
- Zhongle (中樂县)
Autonomous county:
- Sunan Yugur Autonomous County (肃南裕固族自治县)
[edit] Demographics
Zhangye has a total population of 1,260,000, only 260,000 being urban residents. There are 26 ethnic minorities other than Han represented including many Hui, Yugur and Tibetans.
[edit] Economy
The 2002 GDP was 7.566 billion RMB, almost 9% growth over the previous year. Annual urban income was 5960 RMB,10.4% growth from the previous year and rural income was 3092 RMB, up 5%.
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Prefecture-level divisions of Gansu
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