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
District
Xigu in Lanzhou
Lanzhou in Gansu
Coordinates: 36°05′17″N 103°37′41″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Gansu
Prefecture-level city	Lanzhou
Area
• Total	385.3 km2 (148.8 sq mi)
Population  (2012)
• Total	325,800
• Density	850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+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

Towns

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

• China National Highway 109
• China National Highway 213
• G2201 Lanzhou Ring Expressway
• Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway
• Lanzhou–Xinjiang railway
• Lanzhou Metro Line 1
• Dongchuan Railway Logistics Center, freight train land port with trains to destinations as far as Pakistan and Nepal.[7][8]

References

See also

• List of administrative divisions of Gansu

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