Xiji County

Xiji
西吉县
ثِ‌ڭِ ثِيًا
Xiji in Guyuan
Xiji in Guyuan
Guyuan in Ningxia
Guyuan in Ningxia
Coordinates: 35°58′06″N 105°43′02″E / 35.96833°N 105.7173°E / 35.96833; 105.7173
CountryChina
Autonomous regionNingxia
Prefecture-level cityGuyuan
District seatJiqiang
Area
 • Total3,129.4 km2 (1,208.3 sq mi)
Population
 • Total354,321
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Xiji County (simplified Chinese: 西吉县; traditional Chinese: 西吉縣; pinyin: Xījí Xiàn, Xiao'erjing=ثِ‌ڭِ ثِيًا) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Guyuan in the southwest of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China, bordering Gansu province to the west. It has a total area of 3,985 km2 (1,539 sq mi), and a population of 480,800 people, including 263,000 Hui people.