Table 1 The division of prefecture-level cities in the upstream, midstream, and downstream of the Yellow River Basin.

From: Spatiotemporal characteristics of ecological resilience and its influencing factors in the Yellow River Basin of China

Regions

Prefecture-level cities

Upstream

Lanzhou, Baiyin, Wuwei, Jinchang, Pingliang, Zhangye, Jiayuguan, Jiuquan, Qingyang, Dingxi, Longnan, Tianshui, Xining, Yinchuan, Guyuan, Wuzhong, Shizuishan, Zhongwei

Midstream

Hohhot, Baotou, Wuhai, Ordos, Ulanqab, Bayannur, Taiyuan, Datong, Yangquan, Changzhi, Linfen, Jinzhong, Yuncheng, Jincheng, Xinzhou, Shuozhou, Lvliang, Xi’an, Xianyang, Yulin, Baoji, Tongchuan, Weinan, Yan’an

Downstream

Zhengzhou, Kaifeng, Luoyang, Pingdingshan, Jiaozuo, Hebi, Xinxiang, Anyang, Puyang, Xuchang, Luohe, Sanmenxia, Nanyang, Shangqiu, Xinyang, Zhoukou, Zhumadian, Jinan, Qingdao, Zibo, Zaozhuang, Dongying, Yantai, Weifang, Jining, Tai’an, Weihai, Rizhao, Binzhou, Dezhou, Liaocheng, Linyi, Heze