Wuwei, Gansu

Wuwei 武威市
Prefecture-level city
Clockwise from top: South Gate of Wuwei, seat of Gulang County, Wuwei railway station, Hongyashan Reservoir in Minqin County, rock formation in Tianzhu County.
Location of Wuwei City jurisdiction in Gansu
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Coordinates (Wuwei municipal government): 37°55′44″N 102°38′17″E / 37.929°N 102.638°E / 37.929; 102.638
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Gansu
Municipal seat	Liangzhou District
Area
• Prefecture-level city	33,000 km2 (13,000 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Prefecture-level city	1,464,955
• Density	44/km2 (110/sq mi)
• Urban	688,697
GDP[1]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 41.6 billion US$ 6.7 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 22,930 US$ 3,682
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
ISO 3166 code	CN-GS-06
Website	www.ww.gansu.gov.cn

Wuwei (Chinese: 武威; pinyin: Wǔwēi) is a prefecture-level city in northwest central Gansu province. In the north it borders Inner Mongolia, in the southwest, Qinghai. Its central location between three western capitals, Lanzhou, Xining, and Yinchuan makes it an important business and transportation hub for the area. Because of its position along the Hexi Corridor, historically the only route from central China to western China and the rest of Central Asia, many major railroads and national highways pass through Wuwei.