Ürümqi County

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Ürümqi County
乌鲁木齐县ئۈرۈمچى ناھىيىسى
Ürümqi County in Ürümqi City
Ürümqi County in Ürümqi City
Ürümqi City in Xinjiang
Ürümqi City in Xinjiang
Coordinates: 43°28′19″N 87°24′36″E / 43.4719°N 87.4101°E / 43.4719; 87.4101Coordinates: 43°28′19″N 87°24′36″E / 43.4719°N 87.4101°E / 43.4719; 87.4101
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceXinjiang
Prefecture-level cityÜrümqi
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Ürümqi County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese乌鲁木齐县
Traditional Chinese烏魯木齊縣
PostalUrumtsi
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese迪化县
Traditional Chinese迪化縣
Uyghur name
Uyghurئۈرۈمچى ناھىيىسى

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.

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[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "天山一号冰川". Urumqi County Government. 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2019-11-17.

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