Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since 2010. Colorado Springs is the second-most populous city and the most extensive city in the state of Colorado, and the 40th-most populous city in the United States. It is the principal city of the Colorado Springs metropolitan area and the second-most prominent city of the Front Range Urban Corridor. It is located in east-central Colorado, on Fountain Creek, 70 miles (113 km) south of Denver.
Zeku County, which belongs to Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province, is located in the southeast of Qinghai Province, in the middle and south of Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, adjacent to Xiahe County in Gansu Province in the east, Henan Mongolian Autonomous County in the south, Tongde County in Qinghai Province in the west, and Tongren in the northeast. The total area is 6494 square kilometers and the total population is 53900 (2000). Zeku County has jurisdiction over 2 towns and 5 townships, including Holi Temple and other scenic spots. In 2005, Zeku County completed a regional GDP of 281 million yuan, 131.30% of the plan.