Qingtongxia | |
Settlement Type: | County-level city |
Pushpin Map: | China Ningxia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ningxia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | China |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Ningxia |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Wuzhong |
Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
Seat: | Yumin Subdistrict |
Area Total Km2: | 1907.57 |
Population As Of: | 2010 census |
Population Total: | 264717 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Coordinates: | 37.885°N 105.9908°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Qingtongxia (Xiao'erjing: ٿٍْطْوثِيَا شِ) is a city in north-central Ningxia, China. Administratively, Qingtongxia is a county-level city within the prefecture-level city of Wuzhong. It is located on the left (northwestern) bank of the Yellow River, opposite and a bit upstream of Wuzhong main urban area, and borders Inner Mongolia to the west.
Qingtongxia had 264,717 residents in 2010. Many residents of Qingtongxia are Hui Muslim.
On the bank of the Yellow River outside the city of Qingtongxia is the site of 108 Buddhist stupas which were constructed during the Western Xia period.
Qingtongxia Dam on the Yellow River (37.8847°N 105.9903°W) is located in Qingtongxia. A major irrigation canal branches off the river near the dam and runs north.
Qingtongxia City has 1 subdistrict, 8 towns and 1 farm.[1]