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Jiayuguan

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Prefecture-level city in Gansu, China

About Jiayuguan City

Jiayuguan City is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Gansu province, with a population of 312,663 as of the 2020 census. Compared with the 231,853 people in the sixth national census in 2010, there was an increase of 80,810 people, with an average annual increase of 3.04%. Its built-up area was home to 768,274 inhabitants made of Jiayuguan City and Suzhou urban district of Jiuquan City now being conurbated. It is named after the nearby Jiayu Pass, the largest and most intact pass of the Great Wall of China.

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Climate

Jiayuguan has a cool arid climate (Köppen BWk), in common with most of northwestern China. Summers feature pleasant mornings and very warm afternoons, whilst winters are freezing to frigid though with essentially no snow due to the extreme aridity produced by the Siberian High.

Transport

Jiayuguan is served by China National Highway 312, and the Lanzhou-Xinjiang and Jiayuguan-Ceke Railways. A 69-km-long branch railway, the Jiajing Railway (嘉镜铁路), runs from Jiayuguan to Jingtieshan (镜铁山矿区). High speed passenger rail stops at Jiayuguan South railway station. Jiayuguan is served by the Jiayuguan Jiuquan Airport that offers direct air services to Xi'an on Shanghai Airlines and Beijing on Air China.

Demographics

According to the Seventh National Census in 2020, the city's Permanent Population (hukou) was 185,231. Compared with 231,853 in the Sixth National Census in 2010, the number has increased by 80,810, or an average annual increase of 3.04 percent. The male population was 162,360, accounting for 51.93%; The female population was 150,303 (48.07%). The sex ratio of the resident population (100 females, male to female ratio) decreased to 108.02 from 114.59 in the Sixth National Census in 2010.