Maiji, Tianshui

Maiji
麦积区
Clockwise from top: Maijishan Grottoes, pedestrian street in Tongshui City, the gate to Jingtu Temple, the Longhai Railway in Yuanlong, and scenery off the Baoji-Tianshui Expressway.
Maiji in Tianshui
Maiji in Tianshui
Tianshui in Gansu
Tianshui in Gansu
Coordinates: 34°34′16″N 105°53′20″E / 34.57111°N 105.88889°E / 34.57111; 105.88889
CountryChina
ProvinceGansu
Prefecture-level cityTianshui
District seatDaoshui
Area
 • County3,452 km2 (1,333 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • County556,102
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
 • Urban
200,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
741020
Websitewww.maiji.gov.cn

Maiji District (simplified Chinese: 麦积区; traditional Chinese: 麥積區; pinyin: Màijī Qū) is a district of the prefecture-level city of Tianshui in the southeast of Gansu Province, China, bordering Shaanxi Province to the east. It is best known for, and named after, the Maijishan Grottoes.[1] Before 2005 it was called Beidao District.[2]

Maiji District is subdivided in 17 towns (containing 379 villages), 3 subdistricts (containing 35 residential communities). 69% of the population is rural. 68% of the district's area is covered in forest.[3]

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