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Zhongwei
Ningxia, China · Asia
About Zhongwei
Zhongwei sits on the route: 50 minutes from Ning’an.
Zhongwei is in Ningxia, China, with about 1.2 million people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Ning’an, about 43 km away.
Zhongwei (simplified Chinese: 中卫; traditional Chinese: 中衛; pinyin: Zhōngwèi; Wade–Giles: Chung-wei; lit. 'middle guard', Xiao'erjing: جْووِ شِ) is a prefecture-level city of Ningxia, People's Republic of China. It has an area of 16,986.1 km2 (6,558.4 sq mi) and a population of 1,174,600 in 2019. By the end of 2024,Read more
the city's resident population will be 1,079,800, a decrease of 0.08 million from the end of the previous year, including 570,300 urban residents. The city is known for its wolfberry and Gobi watermelon cultivation. One of the world's largest photovoltaic power stations, Tengger Desert Solar Park, is located in Zhongwei.
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Zhongwei is in Ningxia, China, about 43 km from Ning’an.
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- Population
- 1,174,600
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- China
- Region
- Ningxia
- Timezone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates
- 37.5113, 105.1907
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