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For other uses, see Ürümqi County. Ürümqi County (ئۈرۈمچى ناھىيىسى|Ürümchi Nahiyisi|Ürümqi Nah̡iyisi is a county within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administrative
Ürümqi
A panoramic view of Ürümqi's city center taken from Red Mountain (Hong Shan).
A panoramic view of Ürümqi's city center taken from Red Mountain (Hong Shan).
Location of Ürümqi Prefecture within Xinjiang
Location of Ürümqi Prefecture within Xinjiang
Ürümqi (China)
Ürümqi
Ürümqi
Location within China
Coordinates: 43°48′N 87°35′E / 43.8, 87.583
Country China
Province Xinjiang
County-level divisions 8
Government
 - CPC Committee Secretary Yang Gang
 - Mayor Shokrat Zakir
Area
 - Total 10,989 km² (4,242. Xinjiang ( Uyghur: شىنجاڭ Shinjang;; Postal map spelling: Sinkiang; Turkish: Sincan, Sincan Uygur Özerk Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Xinjiang ( Uyghur: شىنجاڭ Shinjang;; Postal map spelling: Sinkiang; Turkish: Sincan, Sincan Uygur Özerk See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 - Total 2,681,834
 - Density 174. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 53/km² (452/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Postal code 830000
Area code(s) 991
License plate prefixes 新A
GDP (2004) CNY ? billion
 - per capita CNY ?
ISO 3166-2 CN-65-01
Website: www.urumqi.gov.cn (Chinese)

Urumchi or Ürümqi, sometimes spelled Wulumuqi (English IPA: [uːˈruːmtʃi]; Uyghur: ئۈرۈمچی‎, Ürümchi, {{{3}}}; simplified Chinese: 乌鲁木齐; traditional Chinese: 烏魯木齊; pinyin: Wūlǔmùqí) is the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, in the northwest of the country. China standard time or Beijing time is the Time zone observed in the People's Republic of China ( PRC) UTC+8 is a band of Timezones separated from the Greenwich Mean Time by 8 hours The Postal code for the People's Republic of China uses a numeric six-digit System for the whole country A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks The Chinese Telephone Code Plan is the way to group telephone numbers in the mainland of the People's Republic of China. The People's Republic of China issues vehicles Licence plates at its Vehicle Management Offices under the administration of the Ministry of Public Security "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO Uyghur (/ ug-Latn Uyƣurqə/ug-Cyrl Уйғурчә, or / ug-Latn Uyƣur tili/ug-Cyrl Уйғур Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Xinjiang ( Uyghur: شىنجاڭ Shinjang;; Postal map spelling: Sinkiang; Turkish: Sincan, Sincan Uygur Özerk Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Northwestern China (西北 Xīběi includes the autonomous regions of Xinjiang and Ningxia and the provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu

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Geography

Located in a green oasis between the lofty ice-capped Bogda Peak, the vast Salt Lake in the east, the rolling pine-covered Southern hill and the alternating fields and sand dunes of Zunggar Basin in the northwest, Ürümqi has an average elevation of 800 meters. The largest city in the western half of China, Ürümqi has won a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the most remote city from any sea in the world at a distance of about 1,400 miles (2500 km) from the nearest coastline (Ürümqi being the city closest to the Eurasian Pole of Inaccessibility). Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U A pole of inaccessibility marks a location that is the most challenging to reach owing to its remoteness from geographical features which could provide access The city has an area of 10,989 km². Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of

Climate

In Ürümqi a continental steppe climate with hot and dry summers prevails with average temperatures in July at 24°C (75°F) as well as damp and cold winters with average temperatures in January at -16°C (3°F). The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 a German Physicist who proposed it in 1724 The annual average temperature amounts to 5. 4°C (41. 7°F), and the yearly precipitation is about 273 mm.

History

Two thousand years ago Ürümqi was an important town on the northern route of the Silk Road, a vast network of trade routes that also facilitated cultural exchanges throughout Eurasia. The Silk Road, or Silk Routes, are an extensive interconnected network of Trade routes across the Asian continent connecting East South and Western Asia with the For the superstate in George Orwell 's novel see Nations of Nineteen Eighty-Four. During the 22nd year of Emperor Zhenguan's reign in the Tang Dynasty, 648 A. Events By Topic Religion Pope Theodore I excommunicates Patriarch Paul II of Constantinople D. , the Tang government set up the town of Luntai in the ancient town seat of Urabo, 10 kilometers from the southern suburb of present-day Ürümqi. The Ancient Luntai Town was a seat of local government, and collected taxes from the caravans along the northern route of the Silk Road. During the Qing Dynasty (1763 A. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a D. ) Emperor Qianlong named the expanded town of Luntai "Dihua" (pinyin: Díhuà; Manchu: Wen de dahabure fu), meaning "to enlighten. Emperor Qianlong (Chinese 乾隆 Qiánlóng, Wade-Giles' Ch'ien-Lung', Mongolian Tengeriig Tetgesen Khaan, born Hongli (弘历 September Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Manchu is a Tungusic language spoken in Northeast China; it used to be the language of the Manchu, though now most Manchus speak Mandarin " In 1884, Emperor Guang Xu established Xinjiang as a Province, with Di Hua as its capital. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Xinjiang ( Uyghur: شىنجاڭ Shinjang;; Postal map spelling: Sinkiang; Turkish: Sincan, Sincan Uygur Özerk Following the founding of the People's Republic of China, on February 1, 1954, the city was renamed Ürümqi, meaning " beautiful pasture" in the Mongolian language of the Junggar tribe. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar)

Ürümqi has one county and seven districts (Ürümqi county, Tianshan District, Sharyibark District, Toutunhe District, Shuimogou District, Xinshi District, Dongshan District, and Nanshan Mine District) under its jurisdiction.

Demographics

According to the 2000 census, Ürümqi has 2,081,834 inhabitants with a population density of 174. 53 inhabitants/km². Of these, 75. 3% are Han Chinese, 12. Han Chinese ( are an Ethnic group native to China and by most modern definitions the largest single Ethnic group in the world. 8% are Uyghurs, 8. The Uyghur (also spelled Uygur, Uighur, Uigur, Uyghur: ئۇيغۇر) are a Turkic people of Central Asia. 0% are Hui and 2. The Hui people ( Xiao'erjing: حُوِ ذَو) are a Chinese ethnic group, typically distinguished by their practice of Islam. 3% are Kazakhs and Kyrgyz. The Kazakhs (also spelled Kazaks, Qazaqs; Kazakh: Қазақтар qɑzɑqtɑr Russian: Казахи the English name is transliterated The Kyrgyz (also spelled Kirgiz, Kirghiz) are a Turkic Ethnic group found primarily in Kyrgyzstan.

Administrative divisions

Ürümqi currently comprises 8 administrative sub-divisions, county-level units, of these, 7 are districts and 1 is a county. See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted The term district, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. In the context of Political divisions of China, county is the standard English translation of 县 ( xiàn)

The areas of the city are divided into 7 districts and 1 county:

Economy

Ürümqi is a major industrial center within Xinjiang. Tianshan District ( Simplified Chinese: 天山区 Pinyin: Tiānshān Qū تڭرىتاغ رايونى|Tengritagh Rayoni|Təngritaƣ Rayoni is a district within the The Saybagh District ( Pinyin: Shāyībākè Qū سايباغ رايونى|Saybagh Rayoni|Saybaƣ Rayoni is a district within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region The Toutunhe District ( Pinyin: Tóutúnhé Qū تۇدۇڭخابا رايونى|Tudungxaba Rayoni|Tudunghaba Rayoni is a district within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous The Shuimogou District ( Pinyin: Shǔimógōu Qū شۇيموگۇ رايونى|Shuymogu Rayoni|Xuymogu rayoni is a district within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Xinshi District ( Pinyin: Xīnshì Qū يېڭىشەھەر رايونى|Yéngisheher Rayoni|Yengixəhər Rayoni is a district within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region The Dabancheng District (达坂城区 Pinyin: Dábǎnchéng Qū is a district within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administrative jurisdiction Ürümqi County (ئۈرۈمچى ناھىيىسى|Ürümchi Nahiyisi|Ürümqi Nah̡iyisi is a county within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administrative Ürümqi, together with Karamay and Bayin'gholin account for 64. Karamay or Kelamayi (also Karamai) (قاراماي|Qaramay|K̡aramay, Wade-Giles K'o-la-ma-i is a Prefecture-level city in the north of the Xinjiang Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture ( Chinese:巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 Pinyin: Bāyīnguōlèng Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu Mongolian in Cyrillic 5% of the total industrial output of Xinjiang. Ürümqi is also the largest consumer center in the region, recording ¥19. 1 billion retail sales of consumer goods in 2004, accounting for 33. 9% of the region's total retail value. The GDP per capita was ¥22,820 (ca. US$2,850) in 2004 [1]. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Ürümqi has been a central developmental target for the "Develop the West" project that the Central Government is pursuing.

Education

Urumqi have many educational campuses including Xinjiang Normal University, Xinjiang Medical University and many others.

Transportation

Air: Ürümqi is served by the Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport. Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport ( is located in Diwopu, a suburb north-west of Ürümqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

Rail

Road

Ürümqi is located along the China National Highway 312 and China National Highway 314. China National Highway 312 (312国道 also referred to as Route 312, is an important 3000 mile highway that runs across the breadth of People's Republic of China

Media

The Xinjiang Networking Transmission Limited operates the Urumqi People Broadcasting Station and the Xinjiang People Broadcasting Station, broadcasting in the Mandarin, Uyghur, Kazakh, Mongolian, Russian and the Kyrgyz languages. Xinjiang Networking Transmission Limited (Chinese 新疆广电传输网络有限责任公司 consists of media broadcasting to Urumqi and the Xinjiang province area Urumqi People's Broadcasting Station, (Chinese 乌鲁木齐人民广播电台 Pinyin: Wūlǔmùqí Rénmín Guǎngbō Diàntái) consists of radio broadcasting news to Xinjiang Television Station (XJTV (Chinese 新疆电视台 Xīn Jiāng Diàn shì tái is the local television network station in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Uyghur (/ ug-Latn Uyƣurqə/ug-Cyrl Уйғурчә, or / ug-Latn Uyƣur tili/ug-Cyrl Уйғур The Mongolian language (mn [[ImageMonggol kelesvg 17px]] Mongɣol kele, Cyrillic: Монгол хэл Mongol khel) is the best-known member of The Kyrgyz (also spelled Kirgiz, Kirghiz) are a Turkic Ethnic group found primarily in Kyrgyzstan.

Sport

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