Table 3 The division of prefecture-level cities in the upstream, midstream, and downstream of the Yellow River Basin.

From: Study on the measurement of high-quality development efficiency and influencing factors in the Yellow River Basin, China

Basin location

City

Upstream of the Yellow River

Xining, Guyuan, Shizuishan, Wuzhong, Yinchuan, Zhongwei, Bayan Nur, Baotou, Ordos, Hohhot, Wuhai, Ulaanchab, Baiyin, Dingxi, Jinchang, Lanzhou, Longnan, Pingliang, Qingyang, Tianshui, Wuwei

Midstream of the Yellow River

Ankang, Baoji, Hanzhong, Shangluo, Tongchuan, Weinan, Xi’an, Xianyang, Yan’an, Yulin, Datong, Jincheng, Jinzhong, Linfen, Lvliang, Shuozhou, Taiyuan, Xinzhou, Yangquan, Yuncheng, Changzhi, Jiaozuo, Luoyang, Luohe, Nanyang, Pingdingshan, Sanmenxia, Xinyang, Xuchang, Zhumadian

Downstream of the Yellow River

Anyang, Hebi, Kaifeng, Puyang, Shangqiu, Xinxiang, Zhengzhou, Zhoukou, Binzhou, Dezhou, Dongying, Heze, Ji’nan, Jining, Liaocheng, Linyi, Qingdao, Rizhao, Tai’an, Weihai, Weifang, Yantai, Zaozhuang, Zibo