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Xining
西宁市
Sining
City of Xining
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Xining skyline
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Xining Railway Station
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Location of Xining City jurisdiction (dark blue) in Qinghai
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Xining
Xining (China)
Coordinates(Qinghai People's Government): 36°37′21″N101°46′49″E / 36.6224°N 101.7804°E / 36.6224; 101.7804
Country China
Province Qinghai
Municipal seat Chengzhong
Government
  Type Prefecture-level city
  Body Xining Municipal People's Congress
   CCP Secretary Wang Weidong
   Congress ChairmanSong Chenxi
   Mayor Shi Jianping
   CPPCC ChairmanDuan Fada
Area
   Prefecture-level city 7,596 km2 (2,933 sq mi)
  Urban
2,892.7 km2 (1,116.9 sq mi)
  Metro
2,892.7 km2 (1,116.9 sq mi)
Elevation
2,275 m (7,464 ft)
Population
 (2020 census) [1]
   Prefecture-level city 2,467,965
  Density320/km2 (840/sq mi)
   Urban
1,954,795
  Urban density680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
   Metro
1,954,795
  Metro density680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
GDP [2]
   Prefecture-level city CN¥ 164.4 billion
US$ 18.2 billion
  Per capitaCN¥ 49,185
US$ 7,897
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
810000
Area code 971
ISO 3166 code CN-QH-01
License plate prefixes 青A
Website www.xining.gov.cn (in Chinese)
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