Baiyin
Baiyin
白银市 | |
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Clockwise from top: Xicheng District at night, the Yellow River Stone Forest, Yinfeng Lake, Wenyuan Pavilion at night, and an ore train from the Baiyin zinc mine to the refinery. | |
| Nickname: 铜城 (Copper City) | |
Location of Baiyin Prefecture within Gansu | |
Baiyin Location of the city center in Gansu Baiyin Location of the city in China | |
| Coordinates (Baiyin municipal government): 36°32′42″N 104°08′20″E / 36.5451°N 104.1389°E | |
| Country | China |
| Region | Gansu |
| Municipal seat | Baiyin District |
| Area | |
| 20,100 km2 (7,800 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 3,345 km2 (1,292 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,345 km2 (1,292 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,698 m (5,571 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| 1,512,110 | |
| • Density | 75.2/km2 (195/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 538,514 |
| • Urban density | 161.0/km2 (417.0/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 538,514 |
| • Metro density | 161.0/km2 (417.0/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 43.4 billion US$ 7.0 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 25,410 US$ 4,080 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 730900 |
| Area code | 0943 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-GS-04 |
| Vehicle registration | 甘D |
| Website | www |
Baiyin (simplified Chinese: 白银; traditional Chinese: 白銀; pinyin: Báiyín; lit. 'White-Silver') is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Gansu province, People's Republic of China. Established in the 1950s as a base for mining non-ferrous metals, its mines are becoming exhausted in recent decades, requiring the city to reinvent its economy. Located around 60 km (37 mi) from Gansu's capital Lanzhou, it is part of the Lanzhou-Baiyin Economic Belt.