Ürümqi
capital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China
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Summary
Ürümqi is a prefecture-level city[1]. Ürümqi ranks in the top 2% of prefecture level city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29,327 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Xinjiang[3]
- Country: People's Republic of China[4]
- Head of government: Memtimin Qadir[5]
- Instance of: big city[6]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Tianshan District[7], Saybagh District[8], Xinshi District[9], Shuimogou District[10], Toutunhe District[11], Dabancheng District[12], Midong District[13], Ürümqi County[14]
- Twinned administrative body: Mashhad[15], Dushanbe[16], Batumi[17], Chelyabinsk[18], Peshawar[19], Gaziantep[20]
- Postal code: 830000[21]
- Commons category: Ürümqi[22]
- Licence plate code: 新A[23]
- Local dialing code: 991[24]
- Official website: http://www.urumqi.gov.cn/[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ürümqi[26]
- Population: 3,112,559[27], 4,054,369[28]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[29], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[30]
- Capital of: Xinjiang[31]
- Topic has template: Template:乌鲁木齐市行政区划[32]
- Official name: 乌鲁木齐市[33], ئۈرۈمچى شەھىرى[34], ᠥᠷᠥᠮᠴᠢ[35], ٷرىمجى[36]
- Category for people born here: Category:People from Ürümqi[37]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Ürümqi[38]
- Native label: Үрүмчи[39], 乌鲁木齐[40]
- Category of associated people: Category:People of Urumqi[41]
- Elevation above sea level: 800 m[42]
- Area: 13783.1 km²[43]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Ürümqi include Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport[44], an international airport[45], in People's Republic of China[46].
Why It Matters
Ürümqi has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Ürümqi is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for Ürümqi include Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport[44], an international airport[45], in People's Republic of China[46].