Wuzhong

prefecture-level city in Ningxia, China

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Country: People's Republic of China
Autonomous region: Ningxia
Municipal seat: Litong District
Prefecture level city: 1,415,400
Urban: 722,400
Per capita: CN¥ 67,900, US$ 9,506
Time zone: UTC+8 ( China Standard )
Iso 3166 code: CN-NX-03
Website: www .wuzhong .gov .cn

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Official website: www.wzzw.gov.cn
Image: Wuzhong.jpg

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Wuzhong (simplified Chinese: 吴忠; traditional Chinese: 吳忠; pinyin: Wúzhōng; Xiao'erjing: وُجْو شِ) is a prefecture-level city in the Ningxia autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. It was known as Yinnan Prefecture (银南地区; 銀南地區; Yínnán Dìqū; Xiao'erjing: ءٍنًا دِٿِيُوِ) before it was upgraded to a prefecture-level city in 1998. Wuzhong is located in the Northwest of China, with the Yellow River flowing through the center of the city.In 2019, Wuzhong had a population of 1.4 million. By the end of 2024, the resident population of the city was 1,415,300, an increase of 12,600 over the end of the previous year, including 833,100 residents in urban areas.

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