Maiji
麦积区 | |
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Coordinates: 34°34′16″N 105°53′20″E / 34.57111°N 105.88889°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Gansu |
Prefecture-level city | Tianshui |
District seat | Daoshui |
Area | |
• County | 3,452 km2 (1,333 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• County | 556,102 |
• Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
• Urban | 200,000 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
Postal code | 741020 |
Website | www |
Maiji District (simplified Chinese: 麦积区; traditional Chinese: 麥積區; pinyin: Màijī Qū) is a district of the prefecture-level city of Tianshui in the southeast of Gansu Province, China, bordering Shaanxi Province to the east. It is best known for, and named after, the Maijishan Grottoes.[1] Before 2005 it was called Beidao District.[2]
Maiji District is subdivided in 17 towns (containing 379 villages), 3 subdistricts (containing 35 residential communities). 69% of the population is rural. 68% of the district's area is covered in forest.[3]