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Karamay

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Karamay is a prefecture-level city in the north of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the People Republic of China, encircled by Tacheng Prefecture. Its name comes from the Uyghur language and translates as black oil, a reference to the petroleum reserves found in the surrounding region.

Facts
Population
487,000 1
Area (sq km)
7733.91 1
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Elevation (m)
354 1
Latitude
45.592778 degrees north 1
Longitude
84.871111 degrees east 1
Sources
1. Karamay (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 487,000 (2022)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 45.592778, longitude 84.871111
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 354 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 7733.91 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 487000 (2022)
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