Wuwei, Gansu
Wuwei
武威市 | |
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Clockwise from top: South Gate of Wuwei, seat of Gulang County, Wuwei railway station, Hongyashan Reservoir in Minqin County, rock formation in Tianzhu County. | |
Location of Wuwei City jurisdiction in Gansu | |
| Coordinates (Wuwei municipal government): 37°55′44″N 102°38′17″E / 37.929°N 102.638°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Municipal seat | Liangzhou District |
| Area | |
| 33,000 km2 (13,000 sq mi) | |
| Population (2020) | |
| 1,464,955 | |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 688,697 |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 41.6 billion US$ 6.7 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 22,930 US$ 3,682 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-GS-06 |
| Website | www |
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Wuwei (Chinese: 武威; pinyin: Wǔwēi) is a prefecture-level city in northwest central Gansu province. In the north it borders Inner Mongolia, in the southwest, Qinghai. Its central location between three western capitals, Lanzhou, Xining, and Yinchuan makes it an important business and transportation hub for the area. Because of its position along the Hexi Corridor, historically the only route from central China to western China and the rest of Central Asia, many major railroads and national highways pass through Wuwei.