Maiji, Tianshui
Maiji
麦积区 | |
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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 | |
Tianshui in Gansu | |
| Coordinates: 34°34′16″N 105°53′20″E / 34.57111°N 105.88889°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Tianshui |
| District seat | Daoshui |
| Area | |
| 3,452 km2 (1,333 sq mi) | |
| Population (2020) | |
| 556,102 | |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 200,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 741020 |
| Website | www |
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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. Before 2005 it was called Beidao District.
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.