Ürümqi County
Ürümqi County is a county of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Northwest China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Ürümqi, the capital of Xinjiang. It contains an area of 4,601 km² and according to the 2002 census has a population of 80,000.
Ürümqi County
乌鲁木齐县 • ئۈرۈمچى ناھىيىسى | |
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 Ürümqi County in Ürümqi City | |
.png.webp) Ürümqi City in Xinjiang | |
| Coordinates: 43°28′19″N 87°24′36″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Ürümqi |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
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| Simplified Chinese | 乌鲁木齐县 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 烏魯木齊縣 | ||||||||
| Postal | Urumtsi | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 迪化县 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 迪化縣 | ||||||||
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| Uyghur | ئۈرۈمچى ناھىيىسى | ||||||||
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According to Xingjian geographic graduate school of Chinese Section College, the geographical midpoint of Asia is located within the county.[1] Urumqi Glacier No.1, the glacier closest to an urban area in the world is also in the county.[2]
References
- "43° 40' 52"N 87° 19' 52" E Geographic Center of Asia – The Heart of Asia (亚洲之心) – Xinjiang (新疆), China". confluence.org. Confluence. 2006-06-22. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
- "天山一号冰川". Urumqi County Government. 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
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