Where is Guazhou?

Guazhou County belongs to Jiuquan City, Gansu Province.

Guazhou County, belonging to Jiuquan City, Gansu Province, is located at the western end of Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province, bordering Yumen City, an oil city in the east, Dunhuang City in the west, Subei Mongolian Autonomous County in the north and south, and Hami City in Xinjiang in the northwest. Guazhou County has been a transportation hub from east to west since ancient times, and an important commercial port on the ancient Silk Road. Guazhou County is east-west long 185km, north-south wide 220km and covers an area of 24,000km2.

By the end of 20021and 10, Guazhou County had jurisdiction over 10 towns and 5 townships: Yolanda Town, Liuyuan Town, Sandaogou Town, Nancha Town, Suoyang Town, Guazhou Town, Xihu Town, Hedong Town, Shuangta Town, Yaozhanzi Dongxiang Nationality Town, Bulongji Township and so on.

Terrain:

Guazhou County is located in Andun Basin, with high terrain from north to south, and gradually inclines to Shule River Valley in the middle of the basin. The highest mountain in the north, Zitai Mountain, is 2452 meters above sea level; The southern part is in front of the northern foot of Qilian Mountain, and the highest point is Zhujiadashan, with an altitude of 3547 meters. The central corridor is divided into two parts by the northeast mountain; The southern end is a practical basin with an altitude of1259 ~1750m.

The northern part is the dry delta of the middle and lower reaches of Shule River, with a flat and open terrain and a slight inclination from northeast to southwest, with an altitude of 1060 ~ 1300m. The county seat is in Yolanda Town, with an altitude of1177.8m. ..

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Guazhou