Xigu District
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The Xigu District is an administrative district in Gansu
, the People's Republic of China
. It is one of 17 districts of Gansu. It is part of the Lanzhou
prefecture, with the city of the same name being the prefecture seat.
is located within the district, at 36°08′15"N 103°24′30"E.
Gansu
' is a province located in the northwest of the People's Republic of China.It lies between the Tibetan and Huangtu plateaus, and borders Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and Ningxia to the north, Xinjiang and Qinghai to the west, Sichuan to the south, and Shaanxi to the east...
, the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. It is one of 17 districts of Gansu. It is part of the Lanzhou
Lanzhou
Lanzhou is the capital and largest city of Gansu Province in Northwest China. A prefecture-level city, it is a key regional transportation hub, allowing areas further west to maintain railroad connections to the eastern half of the country....
prefecture, with the city of the same name being the prefecture seat.
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The Bapanxia Dam on the Yellow RiverYellow River
The Yellow River or Huang He, formerly known as the Hwang Ho, is the second-longest river in China and the sixth-longest in the world at the estimated length of . Originating in the Bayan Har Mountains in Qinghai Province in western China, it flows through nine provinces of China and empties into...
is located within the district, at 36°08′15"N 103°24′30"E.