Ürümqi
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Ürümqi (English IPA: [uːˈruːmtʃi]; Uyghur: ئۈرۈمچی; Uyghur Latin script: Ürümqi; Template:Zh-stp), 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
Ürümqi is the largest city in the western half of China, and has won a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the remotest 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). The city has an area of 10,989 km².
Climate
In Ürümqi a continental steppe climate with hot and dry summers prevails (average temperature July 24°C) as well as damp and cold winters (average temperature January -16°C). The annual average temperature amounts to 5.4°C, the yearly precipitation is about 273 mm.
Demographics
According to the 2000 census, Ürümqi has 2,081,834 inhabitants with a population density of 174.53 inhabitants/km².
Administrative divisions
Urumqi currently comprises 8 administrative sub-divisions, county-level units, of these, 7 are districts and 1 is a county.
The areas of the city are divided into 7 districts and 1 county:
- Tianshan District (天山区: Tiānshān Qū)
- Sharyibark District (沙依巴克区: 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 Urumqi Diwopu International 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
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