Shizuishan, formerly known as Shizuizi, is a prefecture-level city in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China, on the western bank of the Yellow River, and is the region's second most populous city after Yinchuan. It grew as a caravan hub on the northern routes to Beijing, and its economy today centers on coal mining, coking and metallurgy, alongside agriculture, tourism and viticulture. The city is administratively divided into Dawukou District, Huinong District and Pingluo County, and had a population of 739,400 at the end of 2024, with 601,600 living in its urban area. Its 2025 gross domestic product was about 58.0 billion yuan.
Facts
Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Shizuishan (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 751,389 (2020)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 39.00985, longitude 106.36944
P2046 (area)
area 4074.47 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 751389 (2020)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Shizuishan - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 12324556
38.98082 106.3892 P PPLA2 CN 21 6402 739400 1112 Asia/Shanghai
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 1112 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 39.25, 106.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 39.25, 106.25
39.25 106.25 BWk
Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source Shizuishan (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), LeadQuote, In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead
Shizuishan, formerly Shizuizi, is a prefecture-level city in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.
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