Wuwei, Gansu

Wuwei (武威 市) is a prefecture-level city in central China's Gansu province.

The administrative area of the city has an area of ​​33,249 km ² and approximately 1.87 million inhabitants (2003 ).

In Wuwei are the Tiantishan Grottoes, which are on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China.

Administrative Divisions

Wuwei is made at the county level from a municipality, two circles and a Autonomous County:

• Municipality Liangzhou (凉州区), 5081 km ², 980,000 inhabitants (2003 );
• Minqin county (民勤县), capital: greater community Sanlei (三 雷 镇), 16,016 km ², 290,000 inhabitants (2003 );
• Circle Gulang (古浪 县), capital: greater community Gulang (古浪 镇), 5287 km ², 390,000 inhabitants (2003 );
• Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County (天 祝 藏族 自治县), capital: greater community Huazangsi (华 藏寺 镇), 7147 km ², 220,000 inhabitants ( 2001).