Xining is the capital and most populous city of Qinghai province in western China, and the largest city on the Tibetan Plateau. Its population was about 2.5 million at the 2020 census, with about 2.0 million in the urban area, at an elevation of 2,275 meters in the Huangshui River valley. For over two thousand years the city was a commercial hub on the Hexi Corridor of the Northern Silk Road, and it has been a prefectural seat since receiving its current name in 1104. Xining is home to the Kumbum Monastery and the Dongguan Mosque.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Sources
1. Xining (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
As of the 2020 census, it had 2,467,965 inhabitants
Infobox: area_total_km2
7596
Infobox: elevation_m
2275
History section
Recovered by the Song dynasty in 1104, it received the name Xining
Wikipedia REST summary, coordinates
{"lat":36.6224,"lon":101.7804}
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- In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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