Xigu District

Xigu District (Chinese: 西固区; pinyin: Xīgù Qū) is one of 5 districts of the prefecture-level city of Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province, Northwest China. It is the westernmost part of the city of Lanzhou proper. Until 1952, Xigu was part of Gaolan County as a township and in 1953 it was established as the fifth district level division of Lanzhou.[1] During this period, as part of China's first five-year plan, the petrochemical industry was developed in the area.[2]

Xigu

西固区
Xigu in Lanzhou
Lanzhou in Gansu
Coordinates: 36°05′17″N 103°37′41″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGansu
Prefecture-level cityLanzhou
Area
  Total385.3 km2 (148.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
  Total325,800
  Density850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
730060

Administrative divisions

Xigu is divided in 8 subdistricts 5 towns and 1 township (which contain 40 villages in total) and (which are divided in 70 communities).[3]

Subdistricts
  • Xiliugou Subdistrict (西柳沟街道)
  • Lintaojie Subdistrict (临洮街街道)
  • Xigucheng Subdistrict (西固城街道)
  • Siqijing Subdistrict (四季青街道)
  • Fulilu Subdistrict (福利路街道), district government seat
  • Chenping Subdistrict (陈坪街道)
  • Xianfenglu Subdistrict (先锋路街道)
  • Xin'anlu Subdistrict (新安路街道)
Towns
  • Dachuan (达川镇)
  • Hekou (河口镇)
  • Xincheng (新城镇)
  • Dongchuan (东川镇)
  • Liuquan (柳泉镇)
Townships
  • Jingou Township (金沟乡)

Economy

Xigu District is highly industrialized, and most of Lanzhou's heavy industry is located in the district, including PetroChina's Lanzhou Petrochemical complex,[4] an aluminium smelting plant, power plants, and textile industry.[5] It was also the site of a nuclear enrichment factory, completed in 1958, which provided the material for China's first atomic bomb.[6]

The Bapanxia Dam on the Yellow River is located within the district, at 36°08′15″N 103°24′30″E.

Transport

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