Wusu

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Usu
乌苏市
شىخۇ شەھىرى
شيحۋ قالاسى
County-level city
Wusu CBD
Wusu CBD
Location of Wusu County (red) within Tacheng Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Location of Wusu County (red) within Tacheng Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Usu is located in Xinjiang
Usu
Usu
Location in Xinjiang
Coordinates: 44°25′08″N 84°42′50″E / 44.419°N 84.714°E / 44.419; 84.714Coordinates: 44°25′08″N 84°42′50″E / 44.419°N 84.714°E / 44.419; 84.714
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Autonomous regionXinjiang
PrefectureTacheng
Area
 • Total14,394 km2 (5,558 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total210,000
 • Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Wusu
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese乌苏
Traditional Chinese烏蘇
Mongolian name
Mongolian scriptᠬᠦᠷ
Uyghur name
Uyghurشىخۇ‎
Kazakh name
Kazakhشيحۋ قالاسى
Shıhý
Шиху

Usu[1] as the official romanized name and transliterated from Mongolian, also known as Wusu, is a county-level city with more than 100,000 residents in Xinjiang, China. It is a part of Tacheng Prefecture of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. Oil-production is a major part of the economy while the county is an oasis in the Dzungarian Basin. Wusu lies between the major cities of Bole and Shihezi in Northern Xinjiang and west of Ürümqi and Kuitun, south of Karamay.

Transport[]

Wusu is served by China National Highway 312, the Northern Xinjiang and the Second Ürümqi-Jinghe Railways.

Administrative divisions[]

Subdistrict (街道)

  • (新市区街道, يېڭىشەھەر كوچا باشقارمىسى), (南苑街道, جەنۇبى باغچا كوچا باشقارمىسى), (西城区街道, غەربىي شەھەر كوچا باشقارمىسى), (虹桥街道, قىزىل كۆۋرۈك كوچا باشقارمىسى), (奎河街道, كۈيتۇن دەرياسى كوچا باشقارمىسى)

Town (镇)

  • (白杨沟镇, بەيياڭگۇ بازىرى), (哈图布呼镇, خاتۇبۇخ بازىرى), (皇宫镇), (车���子镇, چېپەيزە), (甘河子镇, گەنخوزا), Baiquan (Baychuan) (百泉镇, بەيچۇەن), (Chigshor) (四棵树镇, چىگشور), (Gürt) (古尔图镇, گۈرت), (西湖镇), (Shidagu, شىخۇ) (西大沟镇, شىداگۇ)

Townships 乡

  • (八十四户乡, باشىسىخۇ يېزىسى), (夹河子乡, جياخېزى), (九间楼乡, جۇجەنلۇ), (石桥乡, شىچياۋ), (头台乡, توتەي)

Ethnic townships (民族乡)

  • (吉尔格勒特郭愣蒙古族乡, چىرگىلتى گولىن موڭغۇل يېزىسى), (塔布勒合特蒙古族乡. تابىلخات موڭغۇل يېزىسى)

Others

  • (甘家湖牧场), (巴音沟牧场), (赛力克提牧场), Wusu Prison (乌苏监狱, شىخۇ تۈرمىسى), 甘家湖林场, 兵团123团 (123-تۇەن مەيدانى), 兵团124团 (124-تۇەن مەيدانى), 兵团125团 (125-تۇەن مەيدانى), 兵团126团 (126-تۇەن مەيدانى), 兵团127团 (127-تۇەن مەيدانى), 兵团128团 (128-تۇەن مەيدانى), 兵团130团 (130-تۇەن مەيدانى)

References[]

  1. ^ The official spelling according to Zhōngguó dìmínglù, 中国地名录 (Beijing, SinoMaps Press 中国地图出版社 1997); ISBN 7-5031-1718-4


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