Lanzhou
Lanzhou
兰州市 | |
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Lanzhou skyline and the Yellow River Chanyuan Temple | |
Interactive map of Lanzhou | |
Lanzhou Location of the city center in Gansu Lanzhou Lanzhou (China) | |
| Coordinates (Gansu People's Government): 36°03′38″N 103°49′36″E / 36.0606°N 103.8268°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| County-level divisions | 8 |
| Municipal seat | Chengguan District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture-level city |
| • Body | Lanzhou Municipal People's Congress |
| • CCP Secretary | Zhang Xiaoqiang |
| • Congress Chairman | Zhang Jianping |
| • Mayor | Liu Jianxun |
| • CPPCC Chairman | Li Hongya |
| Area | |
| 13,086.9 km2 (5,052.9 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 2,432.9 km2 (939.3 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,112.9 km2 (429.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| 4,359,446 | |
| • Density | 333.115/km2 (862.765/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,474,858 |
| • Urban density | 1,428.3/km2 (3,699.2/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,042,863 |
| • Metro density | 2,734.2/km2 (7,081.5/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 209.6 billion US$ 33.7 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 56,972 US$ 9,147 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 730000 |
| Area code | 931 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-GS-01 |
| License plate prefixes | 甘A |
| Website | www |
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"Lanzhou" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 兰州 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 蘭州 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postal | Lanchow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Orchid [Hills] Prefecture" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lanzhou is the capital and largest city of Gansu province in northwestern China. Located on the banks of the Yellow River, it is a key regional transportation hub, connecting areas further west by rail to the eastern half of the country. Historically, it has been a major link on the Northern Silk Road and it stands to become a major hub on the New Eurasian Land Bridge. The city is also a center for heavy industry and petrochemical industry.
Lanzhou is the geographical center of China’s land territory, and the third largest city in Northwest China after Xi'an and Ürümqi. Lanzhou is also an important center for scientific research and education in Northwestern China after Xi'an. The city is one of the top 50 major cities in the world by scientific research output as tracked by the Nature Index. It hosts several research institutions, including, Lanzhou University, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou University of Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, and Lanzhou Jiaotong University.