Place:Tianshui, Kansu, People's Republic of China

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NameTianshui
Alt namesT'ien-shuisource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
T'ienshuisource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-175
TypeCity
Coordinates34.417°N 105.967°E
Located inKansu, People's Republic of China
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Tianshui is the second-largest city in Gansu Province, China. The city is located in the southeast of the province, along the upper reaches of the Wei River and at the boundary of the Loess Plateau and the Qinling Mountains. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,984,659 inhabitants, of which 1,212,791 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of the 2 urban districts of Qinzhou and Maiji. The city and its surroundings have played an important role in the early history of China, as still visible in the form of historic sites such as the Maijishan Grottoes.

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