Yinchuan is the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and former capital of the Western Xia Empire of the Tanguts.
Shizuishan is a prefecture-level city and is the second biggest city in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region after Yinchuan.
Wuzhong lies in the middle of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and neighbors Yinchuan in the north.
Guyuan occupies the southernmost section of Ningxia and boders Zhongwei and Wuzhong in the north.
Zhongwei is regarded as a desert oasis lying in the central part of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.