Baiyin

Baiyin
白银市
Clockwise from top: Xicheng District at night, the Yellow River Stone Forest, Yinfeng Lake, Wenyuan Pavilion at night, and an ore train from the Baiyin zinc mine to the refinery.
Nickname: 
铜城 (Copper City)
Location of Baiyin Prefecture within Gansu
Location of Baiyin Prefecture within Gansu
Baiyin is located in Gansu
Baiyin
Baiyin
Location of the city center in Gansu
Baiyin is located in China
Baiyin
Baiyin
Location of the city in China
Coordinates (Baiyin municipal government): 36°32′42″N 104°08′20″E / 36.5451°N 104.1389°E / 36.5451; 104.1389
Country China
RegionGansu
Municipal seatBaiyin District
Area
 • Prefecture-level city20,100 km2 (7,800 sq mi)
 • Urban
3,345 km2 (1,292 sq mi)
 • Metro
3,345 km2 (1,292 sq mi)
Elevation
1,698 m (5,571 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Prefecture-level city1,512,110
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
 • Urban
538,514
 • Urban density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
 • Metro
538,514
 • Metro density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
GDP[2]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 43.4 billion
US$ 7.0 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 25,410
US$ 4,080
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
730900
Area code0943
ISO 3166 codeCN-GS-04
Vehicle registration甘D
Websitewww.baiyin.cn

Baiyin (simplified Chinese: 白银; traditional Chinese: 白銀; pinyin: Báiyín; lit. 'White-Silver') is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Gansu province, People's Republic of China. Established in the 1950s as a base for mining non-ferrous metals, its mines are becoming exhausted in recent decades, requiring the city to reinvent its economy.[3][4] Located around 60 km (37 mi) from Gansu's capital Lanzhou, it is part of the Lanzhou-Baiyin Economic Belt.[5]

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