Gansu Province

Gansu

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Gansu Province

Located in northwestern China with a total area of ​​425,800 square kilometers. It connects Shaanxi in the east and Xinjiang in the west. Gansu has a narrow and elongated terrain with complex and diverse topography. It is located on the three major plateaus of the Loess Plateau, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and the Inner Mongolia Plateau. Intersection zone. There are 12 cities and 2 autonomous prefectures in Gansu Province, Lanzhou, the provincial capital.

The GDP in 2019 was 871.83 billion yuan, ranking 27th nationwide, with a population of 26.4473 million in 2019, ranking 22nd nationwide.

Emerging Industries

Gansu is an emerging industrial base for the petroleum industry, non-ferrous metals, steel industry and chemical industry an important base. The total reserves of wind energy resources are 237 million kilowatts, ranking fifth in China. Gansu has animal husbandry developed and tourism resources rich. Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes is in Gansu Province.

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