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Zhongwei
Sign in to saveZhongwei (, Xiao'erjing: جْووِ شِ) is a prefecture-level city of Ningxia, People's Republic of China. It has an area of and a population of 1,174,600 in 2019. By the end of 2024, the city's resident population will be 1,079,800, a decrease of 0.08 million from the end of the previous year, including 570,300 urban residents. The city is known for its wolfberry and Gobi watermelon cultivation. One of the world's largest photovoltaic power stations, Tengger Desert Solar Park, is located in Zhongwei.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Zhongwei
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- Prefecture-level city
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- Lycium barbarum at Wolfberry Farm Yellow River2 7-06.jpg
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- 250px
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- Wolfberry fields in Zhongning County, Zhongwei City
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- Location of Zhongwei Prefecture within Ningxia (China).png
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- 250px
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- Zhongwei in Ningxia
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- Ningxia
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- Location of the city centre in Ningxia
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- Country
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- People's Republic of China
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- Autonomous region
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- Ningxia
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- Municipal seat
- Settlement.seat
- Shapotou
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 16986.1
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 1225
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Zhongwei (, Xiao'erjing: جْووِ شِ) is a prefecture-level city of Ningxia, People's Republic of China. It has an area of and a population of 1,174,600 in 2019. By the end of 2024, the city's resident population will be 1,079,800, a decrease of 0.08 million from the end of the previous year, including 570,300 urban residents. The city is known for its wolfberry and Gobi watermelon cultivation. One of the world's largest photovoltaic power stations, Tengger Desert Solar Park, is located in Zhongwei.
== History == Under general Meng Tian, the Qin captured the area of Zhongwei and established the Beidi Commandery. In 205 BC a city built at the current location of Zhongwei urban area, which would grow as irrigation systems were built to allow farming.