Shizuishan

Shizuishan 石嘴山市 · شِذُوِشًا شِ‎
Prefecture-level city
The territory of Shizuishan prefecture-level city (yellow) within the Ningxia AR
Country	People's Republic of China
Region	Ningxia
Population (2007)
• Total	730,400
	Only includes those with Hukou permits
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Website	http://www.nxszs.gov.cn/

Shizuishan (Chinese: 石嘴山; pinyin: Shízuǐshān) is a prefecture-level city and is the northernmost and, by population, the second-largest (after the regional capital of Yinchuan) city in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, and is bordered on all sides except the south by Inner Mongolia. It also sits on the western (left) bank of the Yellow River.

Administrative divisions

Map
#	Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Xiao'erjing	Population (2003 est.)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
1	Dawukou District	大武口区	Dàwǔkǒu Qū	دَاءُﻛِﻮْ ٿُو‎	230,000	1,007	228
2	Huinong District	惠农区	Hùinóng Qū	ﺧُﻮِﻧْﻮ ٿُو‎	200,000	1,088	184
3	Pingluo County	平罗县	Píngluó Xiàn	پٍلُوَع ﺷِﯿًﺎ‎	290,000	2,608	111

Geography

Shizuishan is located on the western bank of the Yellow River at latitude 38° 21′～39° 25′ N and longitude 105° 58′～106° 39′ E, spanning 88.8 kilometres (55.2 mi) from east to west and 119.5 kilometres (74.3 mi) from south to north.

Environmental issues

Shizuishan City in Western China was once described as the best place to make a film about the end of the world. In 2005, the Chinese government blacklisted the city for its pollution problem and told local leaders to shut down the worst polluting industrial plants. Since then the city has attempted to reinvent itself, but pollution is still taking its toll on the people.[Cite?] -

Education

• Ningxia University

External links

• - Shizuishan City Government Website

Coordinates: 39°14′N 106°46′E / 39.233°N 106.767°E