Which province does Ningxia belong to?

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, a provincial administrative region of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Yinchuan, the capital of the autonomous region, is located in the northwest inland area of China. Ningxia is bounded by 3514'-3914' north latitude and 0/0417'-109 39' east longitude, bordering Shaanxi in the east and Inner Mongolia in the west and north.

The topography of Ningxia gradually inclines from southwest to northeast, with numerous hills and gullies. The terrain is divided into three major plates: the northern Yellow River irrigation area, the central arid zone and the southern mountainous area. Ningxia is located in the Yellow River system, with high terrain in the south and low terrain in the north, which shows a step-by-step decline. The whole region belongs to temperate continental arid and semi-arid climate.

By the end of 20 18, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region had five prefecture-level cities, 1 1 county, two county-level cities and nine municipal districts.

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Geographical environment of Ningxia:

1, landform

The elevation of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is1100-1200m, and the terrain gradually inclines from southwest to northeast. The Yellow River enters from Zhongwei, obliquely crosses the plain to the northeast, and exits through Shizuishan along the terrain. On the plain, the soil layer is deep, the terrain is flat and the slope is suitable, which is convenient for water diversion and irrigation.

2. Climate

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, located in the inland of China, has a temperate continental arid and semi-arid climate. Because it is located in the western edge of China monsoon region, it is influenced by southeast monsoon in summer, with short time and little precipitation. It is the hottest in July, with an average temperature of 24℃. Winter is greatly influenced by the northwest monsoon, which lasts for a long time and the temperature fluctuates greatly. 65438+ 10 is the coldest month with an average temperature of -9℃. The annual precipitation in the whole region is between 150 mm and 600 mm.

3. Hydrology

The average annual water surface evaporation in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is 65438 0.250 mm, ranging from 800 to 65438 0.600 mm, and it is one of the provinces with large water surface evaporation in China. The annual average runoff of the whole region is 949.3 million cubic meters, and the annual average runoff depth is18.3mm, which is13 of the average of the Yellow River Basin and115 of the national average.

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