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
Ürümqi County in Ürümqi City
Ürümqi City in Xinjiang
Coordinates: 43°28′19″N 87°24′36″E
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

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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