Wuhai is located in the west of Inner Mongolia, at the upper reaches of Huanghe River, bordering Ningxia. It is the joint between the North China and the West China ,an important hub of communications of the Northeast  and the North China to the West China, and it is a binding site of “Nin-Men-Shan” Economic Zone.

the center of economic zone along Huanghe River, and the east gate of exploration in Xinjiang,Gansu and Ningxia.

It occupies an important position in the West Development Strategy carried by the country.