| Xigu | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Image Map1: | Location_of_Lanzhou_Prefecture_within_Gansu_(China).png |
| Map Caption1: | Lanzhou in Gansu |
| Coordinates: | 36.088°N 103.628°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gansu |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lanzhou |
| Seat Type: | District seat |
| Seat: | Fulilu Subdistrict |
| Area Total Km2: | 385.3 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Total: | 325800 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 730060 |
Xigu District is one of 5 districts of the prefecture-level city of Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province, Northwest China. It is the westernmost part of the city of Lanzhou proper. Until 1952, Xigu was part of Gaolan County as a township and in 1953 it was established as the fifth district level division of Lanzhou.[1] During this period, as part of China's first five-year plan, the petrochemical industry was developed in the area.[2]
Xigu is divided in 7 subdistricts 5 towns and 1 township:[3]
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Xigu District is highly industrialized, and most of Lanzhou's heavy industry is located in the district, including PetroChina's Lanzhou Petrochemical complex,[4] an aluminium smelting plant, power plants, and textile industry.[5] It was also the site of a nuclear enrichment factory, completed in 1958, which provided the material for China's first atomic bomb.[6]
The Bapanxia Dam on the Yellow River is located within the district, at 36.1375°N 103.4083°W.