Shizuishan

Shizuishan 石嘴山市 · شِ‌ظُوِشًا شِ‎ Shihtsuishan
Prefecture-level city
The territory of Shizuishan prefecture-level city (yellow) within the Ningxia AR
Shizuishan Location of the city center in Ningxia
Coordinates (Shizuishan municipal government): 38°59′05″N 106°22′58″E / 38.9846°N 106.3828°E / 38.9846; 106.3828
Country	People's Republic of China
Autonomous region	Ningxia
Municipal seat	Dawukou District
Area
• Prefecture-level city	5,208.13 km2 (2,010.87 sq mi)
• Urban  (2018)[1]	233 km2 (90 sq mi)
Population  (2007)
• Prefecture-level city	730,400
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
• Urban  (2018)[2]	720,000
• Urban density	3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi)
GDP[3]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 48.3 billion US$ 7.7 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 61,844 US$ 9,929
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 code	CN-NX-02
Website	www.nxszs.gov.cn

Shizuishan, formerly Shizuizi, is a prefecture-level city in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It is the northernmost prefecture in Ningxia and the second most populous, after the regional capital Yinchuan, bordered by Inner Mongolia to all directions except the south. Shizuishan sits on the western bank of the Yellow River on the western side of the Ordos Loop. It was formerly a center for caravans traveling the northern routes to and from Beijing across the Ordos Desert.