Location:
　　　　situated on the northwest loess highland, the Yellow River flows through a vast area of its land.

Area: 51,800 sq km

Climate:
　　　　climate with summer temperature rising to as high as 39 degrees Centigrade and winter temperature plummeting to as low as 30 degrees below zero. The day\night temperature variation in summer is 17 degrees

provincial capital: Yinchuan

Population: 5.62 millions (March 2001)

 
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Ethnic groups:
　　　　　Hui，Han