Shizuishan 石嘴山市 ·شِظُوِشًا شِ Shihtsuishan | |
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.png) The territory of Shizuishan prefecture-level city (yellow) within the Ningxia AR | |
  Shizuishan Location of the city center in Ningxia | |
| Coordinates (Shizuishan municipal government):38°59′05″N106°22′58″E / 38.9846°N 106.3828°E /38.9846; 106.3828 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Autonomous region | Ningxia |
| Municipal seat | Dawukou District |
| Area | |
| 5,208.13 km2 (2,010.87 sq mi) | |
| • Urban (2018)[1] | 233 km2 (90 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| 730,400 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| • Urban (2018)[2] | 720,000 |
| • Urban density | 3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi) |
| GDP[3] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 48.3 billion US$ 7.7 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 61,844 US$ 9,929 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-NX-02 |
| Website | www |
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| Chinese | 石嘴山 | ||||||||
| Postal | Shetsuishan | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Stony Beak Mountain | ||||||||
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Shizuishan, formerlyShizuizi, is aprefecture-level city in theNingxia Hui Autonomous Region of thePeople's Republic of China. It is the northernmost prefecture in Ningxia and the second most populous, after the regional capitalYinchuan, bordered byInner Mongolia to all directions except the south. Shizuishan sits on the western bank of theYellow River on the western side of theOrdos Loop. It was formerly a center forcaravans traveling the northern routes to and fromBeijing across theOrdos Desert.
Shizuishan wasformerlyromanized asShetsuishan[4] andShihchu Shan.[5]
It was also formerly known as "Shizuizi", which was romanized Shihtsuitzu[5][6] and Chetsouidze.[7]
Shizuishan used to be a center of local trade and eventually became a mining town.[8] In 1934, Shizuishan was occupied by the army ofwarlordSun Dianying duringhis attempt to conquer Ningxia from theMa clique. Sun set up a rival provincial government in the town,[9] but he was eventually defeated by Ningxia's official governorMa Hongkui. Shizuishan was consequently returned to Ma's control.[10]
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| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Xiao'erjing | Population (2003 est.) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| Dawukou District | 大武口区 | Dàwǔkǒu Qū | دَاوُکِو ٿِيُوِ | 230,000 | 1,007 | 228 |
| Huinong District | 惠农区 | Hùinóng Qū | خُوِنْو ٿِيُوِ | 200,000 | 1,088 | 184 |
| Pingluo County | 平罗县 | Píngluó Xiàn | پِئٍلُوَ ثِيًا | 290,000 | 2,608 | 111 |
Shizuishan is located on the western bank of theYellow River between latitudes 38° 21′ and 39° 25′ N and longitudes 105° 58′ and 106° 39′ E, spanning 88.8 km (55.2 mi) from east to west and 119.5 km (74.3 mi) from south to north.
Shizuishan experiences acool arid climate (KöppenBWk) with freezing and very dry winters, alongside very warm to hot and somewhat wetter summers.
| Climate data for Shizuishan, elevation 1,127 m (3,698 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.3 (50.5) | 17.7 (63.9) | 27.9 (82.2) | 35.3 (95.5) | 35.7 (96.3) | 39.0 (102.2) | 39.5 (103.1) | 36.8 (98.2) | 36.5 (97.7) | 27.7 (81.9) | 20.8 (69.4) | 16.6 (61.9) | 39.5 (103.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) | 5.1 (41.2) | 12.3 (54.1) | 20.2 (68.4) | 25.7 (78.3) | 30.1 (86.2) | 31.8 (89.2) | 29.7 (85.5) | 24.4 (75.9) | 17.7 (63.9) | 8.7 (47.7) | 1.2 (34.2) | 17.2 (63.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.4 (18.7) | −2.6 (27.3) | 4.9 (40.8) | 12.9 (55.2) | 18.7 (65.7) | 23.4 (74.1) | 25.1 (77.2) | 23.0 (73.4) | 17.1 (62.8) | 9.7 (49.5) | 1.7 (35.1) | −5.7 (21.7) | 10.1 (50.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.5 (7.7) | −8.9 (16.0) | −1.7 (28.9) | 5.4 (41.7) | 10.9 (51.6) | 15.9 (60.6) | 18.6 (65.5) | 17.0 (62.6) | 11.2 (52.2) | 3.4 (38.1) | −3.8 (25.2) | −11.2 (11.8) | 3.6 (38.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −26.6 (−15.9) | −26.8 (−16.2) | −16.2 (2.8) | −9.5 (14.9) | −0.3 (31.5) | 6.8 (44.2) | 11.6 (52.9) | 7.1 (44.8) | 0.0 (32.0) | −8.5 (16.7) | −17.4 (0.7) | −25.6 (−14.1) | −26.8 (−16.2) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 1.5 (0.06) | 1.9 (0.07) | 4.0 (0.16) | 4.8 (0.19) | 13.6 (0.54) | 27.0 (1.06) | 51.1 (2.01) | 31.8 (1.25) | 25.9 (1.02) | 8.1 (0.32) | 2.9 (0.11) | 0.7 (0.03) | 173.3 (6.82) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 45.4 |
| Average snowy days | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 10.9 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 51 | 42 | 36 | 31 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 58 | 61 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 48 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 192.2 | 202.9 | 246.5 | 261.0 | 288.7 | 281.0 | 265.7 | 248.0 | 218.9 | 229.2 | 195.1 | 183.3 | 2,812.5 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 63 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 63 | 63 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[11][12] | |||||||||||||
Shizuishan was once described[by whom?] as the best place to make a film about the end of the world.[citation needed]In 2005, the Chinese government blacklisted the city for its pollution problem and told local leaders to shut down the worst polluting industrial plants.[citation needed] Recently, the city has attempted to reinvent itself by initiating eco-friendly programs to reduce pollution, improving medical services, increasing tourism, and improve certain industries but pollution is still taking its toll on the people.[8]
The economy of Shizuishan is mainly based on coal mining,coking, and metallurgy. Agriculture, tourism, andviticulture also contribute to Shizuishan's economy.[8]
Major cities along theYellow River | ||
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| Province-level subdivisions | Cities (from upper reaches to lower reaches) |  |
| Gansu | ||
| Ningxia | ||
| Inner Mongolia | ||
| Shanxi | ||
| Shaanxi | ||
| Henan | ||
| Shandong | ||
