Country China Prefecture-level city Wuzhong Municipal seat Hongsibu Area code 0953 | Region Ningxia Established 2009 Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) | |
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Hongsibu District (Chinese: 红寺堡区; pinyin: Hóngsìbǔ Qū) is a district within the prefecture-level city of Wuzhong in the autonomous region of Ningxia, China.
Contents
- Map of Hongsibu Wuzhong Ningxia China
- Geography
- History
- Administration
- Demographics
- Economy
- Infrastructure
- References
Map of Hongsibu, Wuzhong, Ningxia, China
Geography
Hongsibu is located 127 kilometres (79 mi) south of the regional capital Yinchuan. It covers an area of 3,523 square kilometres (1,360 sq mi) in a basin bounded by Mount Niushou (牛首山, 1,774 m (5,820 ft)) in the north, Mount Yantong (烟筒山, 1,715 m (5,627 ft)) in the west and Mount Luo (罗山, 2,624 m (8,609 ft)) in the east; the last has been designated a National Nature Reserve. The terrain is higher in the south than the north and the elevation generally ranges between 1240 and 1450 m above sea level.
History
Hongsibu first appears as a place name during the Ming dynasty. Beginning in 1998, the area now comprising the district was chosen as a resettlement location for people from drought-stricken areas of southern Ningxia. In the most ambitious scheme of its kind in China, water was diverted from the Yellow River to create and irrigate 60 square kilometres (23 sq mi) of new agricultural land. The administrative district was established in 2009.
Administration
Hongsibu District is divided into the towns of Hongsibu (红寺堡镇) and Taiyangshan (太阳山镇) and the townships of Xinzhuangji (新庄集乡), Dahe (大河乡) and Liuquan (柳泉乡), the last of which was created in 2014 from the western part of Xinzhuangji. The District Party Committee Secretary is Ding Jiancheng (丁建成) and the District Governor is Tan Xingling (谭兴玲).
Demographics
At the end of 2015 the population of Hongsibu District was estimated at 197,350, of which 29.23% lived in urban areas. The district recorded a population of 165,016 in the 2010 national census and 51,875 in the 2000 census.
Economy
Hongsibu District's gross domestic product was estimated at CN¥1.56 billion in 2015.
Infrastructure
The Dingwu, Fuyin and Gunhong expressways run through the northern part of the district, as does the Taiyuan–Zhongwei–Yinchuan Railway. The Hongsibu Solar Park is located in the district.