Xining, called Qing Tang Cheng, Xiping County and Shanzhou in ancient times, is a prefecture-level city and provincial capital under the jurisdiction of Qinghai Province, and an important central city in northwest China determined by the State Council. By the end of 2022 10, there are five districts and two counties in the city, with a total area of 7660 square kilometers. In 20021year, the resident population was 2,475,600, and the urban population/kloc-0 1.9639 million, with an urbanization rate of 79.33%.
Xining City is located in the east of Qinghai Province and the northeast of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with a total area of 7,660 square kilometers. The total area is 7660 square kilometers, and the urban area is 476.5 square kilometers. Geographical coordinates are between10052' ~1kloc-0/54' and 36 13' ~ 37 28' north latitude.
Terrain and climate:
Topography: Xining city is east-west banded, with high terrain in the southwest and low terrain in the northeast. Surrounded by mountains, there are Nanshan in the south and Beishan in the north.
Climate: Xining has a semi-arid climate on the mainland plateau, with an average annual sunshine 1939.7 hours, an average annual temperature of 7.6℃, a maximum temperature of 34.6℃ and a minimum temperature of-18.9℃, which belongs to a cold climate on the plateau and mountains. The average temperature in summer is 17~ 19℃, and the climate is pleasant. It is a summer resort and is known as the "Summer Capital of China".