Ürümqi
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Ürümqi (Uyghur: ئۈرۈمچی; Uyghur Latin script: Ürümqi; Simplified Chinese: 乌鲁木齐; Traditional Chinese: 烏魯木齊; pinyin: Wūlǔmùqí), with a population about 1.6 million, is the capital of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, in the northwest of the country.
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Geography
Image:Ürümqi location.png It is the largest city in the western half of China, and is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the remotest city from any sea at a distance of about 1,400 miles (2500 km) from the nearest coastline.
Administrative divisions
Urumqi currently comprises 8 administrative sub-divisions, county-level units, these, 7 are districts and 1 is a counties.
The areas of the city are divided into 7 districts and 1 county
- Tianshan District (天山区: Tiānshān Qū)
- Sharyibark District (沙依巴克: Shāyībākè Qū)
- Toutunhe District (头屯河区: Tóutúnhé Qū)
- Shuimogou District (水磨沟区: Shuǐmógōu Qū)
- Xinshi District (新市区: Xīnshì Qū)
- Dongshan District (东山区: Dōngshān Qū)
- Dabancheng District (达坂城区: Dábǎnchéng Qū)
- Urumqi County (乌鲁木齐县: Wūlǔmùqí Xiàn)
Economy
The GDP per capita was ¥17655 (ca. US$2130) in 2003, ranked no. 94 among 659 Chinese cities.
Transportation
Air: Ürümqi is served by the Diwopu Airport.
Rail:
- A railway line connects the city to Kashgar (southwest)
- Ürümqi is also on the Beijing-Almaty (Kazakhstan) railway line.
Road: Ürümqi is located along the China National Highway 312 and China National Highway 314.
See also
Prefecture-level divisions of Xinjiang
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Categories: Prefecture-level divisions of Xinjiang | Cities along the Silk Road | Cities in Xinjiang
