Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture

Also known as Linxia Huizu Zizhizhou

Autonomous prefecture in Gansu, China

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It is catalogued under topics including Autonomous prefectures of Gansu, Hui autonomous prefectures and Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture.

Its subject is documented across 35 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Country: People's Republic of China
Province: Gansu
Seat: Linxia City
Total: 8,169 km (3,154 sq mi)
Per capita: CN¥ 10,527, US$ 1,690
Time zone: UTC+8 ( China Standard )
Iso 3166 code: CN-GS-29
Website: www .linxia .gov .cn

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: autonomous prefecture
Official name: 临夏专区
Country: China
Located in: Gansu
Contains: Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar Autonomous County
Population: 2109750
Area: 8198.46
Time zone: UTC+08:00
Official website: www.linxia.gov.cn
Image: 5901-Linxia-County-Daxiahe-valley.jpg
Dialing code: 930
Licence plate code: 甘N

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Commons category: Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture
topic's main category: Category:Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture
postal code: 731100
category of associated people: Category:People from Linxia

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Encyclopedic overview

Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 临夏回族自治州; traditional Chinese: 臨夏回族自治州; pinyin: Línxià Huízú Zìzhìzhōu, Xiao'erjing: لٍ‌ثِيَا خُوِزُوْ زِجِ‌جِوْ‎), formerly known as Hezhou (河州) and Fuhan (枹罕), is located in Gansu Province, south of the provincial capital Lanzhou, bordering Qinghai to the west. It is an autonomous prefecture for the Muslim Hui people, a large Chinese ethnic group. It also includes two autonomous counties for other Muslim groups, namely Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar.

Geography and climate

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