Qingtongxia

Qingtongxia
青铜峡市 · ٿٍْ‌طْوثِيَا شِ
Location of Qingtongxia in Wuzhong
Location of Qingtongxia in Wuzhong
Qingtongxia is located in Ningxia
Qingtongxia
Qingtongxia
Location in Ningxia
Coordinates: 37°53′06″N 105°59′27″E / 37.88500°N 105.99083°E / 37.88500; 105.99083
CountryChina
RegionNingxia
Prefecture-level cityWuzhong
Municipal seatYumin Subdistrict
Area
 • Total
1,907.57 km2 (736.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 census)
 • Total
264,717
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Train station sign

Qingtongxia (simplified Chinese: 青铜峡; traditional Chinese: 青銅峽; pinyin: Qīngtóngxiá; Wade–Giles: Ch’ing-t’ong-hsia; lit. 'Bronze Gorge', Xiao'erjing: ٿٍْ‌طْوثِيَا شِ) is a city in north-central Ningxia, China. Administratively, Qingtongxia is a county-level city within the prefecture-level city of Wuzhong. It is located on the left (northwestern) bank of the Yellow River, opposite and a bit upstream of Wuzhong main urban area, and borders Inner Mongolia to the west.

Qingtongxia had 264,717 residents in 2010. Many[quantify] residents of Qingtongxia are Hui Muslim.