| Baiyin | |
| Native Name: | Chinese: 白银区 |
| Postal Code: | 730900 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Image Map1: | Location of Baiyin Prefecture within Gansu (China).png |
| Map Caption1: | Baiyin in Gansu |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Baiyin District government |
| Pushpin Map: | China Gansu |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Gansu |
| Coordinates: | 36.5354°N 104.1486°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gansu |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Baiyin |
| Seat Type: | District seat |
| Seat: | Renminlu Subdistrict |
| Area Total Km2: | 1372 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Total: | 337645 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation Max M: | 2273 |
| Elevation Min M: | 1420 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Population Rural: | 46,000 |
| Population Rural As Of: | 2017 |
| Elevation Min Point: | Yellow River |
Baiyin District is the main urban district of and the economic, cultural and political center of the prefecture-level city of Baiyin, Gansu, China.[2] It has a population of 290,000, 90% of whom live in the urban area.[3] It was established as an administrative division in 1961.[4]
The urban area is located in a mountain basin at an elevation of around 1,700 m. The south of Baiyin district is traversed by the Yellow River, the only non-intermittent river in the district, and the main source of water for drinking and irrigation. The plains along the river are at circa 1,500 m. In 1998, floods caused economic damage and 3 people went missing in the towns near the river. Since then, hydropower dams have been built on the Yellow River.[5]
The climate is temperate continental and semi-arid. The average temperature is 8.5 °C. The average annual precipitation is 204.3 mm, concentrated in the summer months. Due to the dry climate, the natural vegetation is mainly limited to arid grasslands. Baiyin is frequently hit by sandstorms.
Baiyin District had large non-ferrous metal resources, which have been exploited through open-pit mines. By 2008, most mines had become exhausted.
Baiyin District ranks in the middle regions of GDP per capita in Gansu province. Formerly a mining town, the economy has come to rely on production of building materials, chemicals and agriculture.[6]
Baiyin District is divided to 5 subdistricts, 3 towns and 2 townships.[7]
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