Shapotou District, belonging to Zhongwei City of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, lies between longitude 104°17′-106°10′ East and latitude 36°06′-37°50′ North. It is located in the west-central part of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, neighboring Zhongning County in the east, Tongxin County, Haiyuan County and Jingyuan County of Gansu Province in the south, Jingtai County of Gansu Province in the west, and Alashan Left Banner of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the north. The district covers a total area of 6,877 square kilometers. As of the end of 2021, Shapotou District had a resident population of 402,000 people. As of October 2021, Shapotou District jurisdiction over 10 towns, 1 township, another 2 township-level units, the district government is located in Binhe Town. Ming waste should be Li state, in the first year of Ming Jianwen (1399) set Ningxia Zhongwei commanding officer division, belongs to the Shaanxi commanding officer, the name of Zhongwei thus began. Qing Yongzheng three years (1725) abolition of the Wei changed Zhongwei County, belonging to Ningxia Province, Gansu Province. Shapotou district has a long history, there are national 5A level tourist attractions Shapotou, temple mouth sub-tourism area, a bowl of spring Paleolithic sites, ancient rock paintings, Zhongwei high temple, double dragon mountain grottoes, Haiyuan "global earthquake" sites and other monuments and attractions. Shapotou enjoys the titles of "National Model District for National Unity and Progress", "National Model District for Regional Tourism" and "National Health City". In 2021, Shapotou District will realize a GDP of 23.582 billion yuan. Among them, the added value of primary industry is 3.585 billion yuan; the added value of secondary industry is 10.616 billion yuan; and the added value of tertiary industry is 9.381 billion yuan. Based on the resident population, the per capita GDP is 58,807 yuan, and the per capita disposable income of residents is 22,837 yuan.