Xining, formerly known as Qing Tang Cheng, Xiping County and Shanzhou, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Qinghai Province, the capital of Qinghai Province and an important central city in northwest China approved by the State Council? . As of June 5438+00, 2022, there are five districts and two counties in the city? , with a total area of 7660 square kilometers? In 20021year, the resident population was 2,475,600, and the urban population was/kloc-0 1.9639 million, with an urbanization rate of 79.33%? .
Xining City is located in the northwest of China, in the east of Qinghai Province, and in the valley basin in the middle reaches of Huangshui River. It is the east gate of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and it is also the only place where the South Road of the Ancient Silk Road and the Tang-Fan Ancient Road pass. Xining city has been the northwest traffic artery and military stronghold since ancient times, and is known as the "lock key of the West Sea" and the throat of the sea. It is one of the high-altitude cities in the world and the political, economic, scientific, technological, educational, cultural, transportation and communication center of Qinghai Province. .