Xinjiang
autonomous region in China
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Summary
Xinjiang is an autonomous region of China[1]. Xinjiang draws 32,637 Wikipedia views per month (autonomous region of china category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: People's Republic of China[3]
- Country: People's Republic of China[4]
- Head of government: Erkin Tuniyaz[5]
- Capital: Ürümqi[6]
- Shares border with: Qinghai[7], Gansu[8], Tibet Autonomous Region[9], Altai Republic[10], Osh Region[11], Naryn Region[12], Issyk-Kul Region[13], Khovd Province[14], Bayan-Ölgii Province[15]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Ürümqi[16], Karamay[17], Turpan[18], Hami[19], Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture[20], Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture[21], Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture[22], Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture[23], Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture[24], Aksu Prefecture[25], Kashgar Prefecture[26], Hotan Prefecture[27], Tacheng Prefecture[28], Altay Prefecture[29]
- Legislative body: Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Regional People's Congress[30]
- Party chief representative: Chen Quanguo[31]
- Commons category: Xinjiang[32]
- Said to be the same as: Chinese Turkestan[33], East Turkestan[34]
- Inception: October 1, 1955[35]
- Highest point: K2[36]
- Coordinate location: 43.8253, 87.61379[37]
- Official website: http://www.xinjiang.gov.cn[38], https://uygur.xinjiang.gov.cn/[39]
- Topic's main category: Category:Xinjiang[40]
- Population: 21,813,334[41], 25,852,345[42]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[43]
- Replaces: Xinjiang Province[44]
- Topic has template: Template:Xinjiang[45]
- Official name: 新疆维吾尔自治区[46], شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی[47]
Why It Matters
Xinjiang has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Xinjiang is known by 252 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]