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Ürümqi

Eastern Asia

Urumqi is the capital and largest city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China. Its census population reached 4,054,000 in 2020, making it the second largest city in China's northwestern interior after Xi'an. Urumqi has seen significant economic development since the 1990s and now serves as a regional transport hub and a cultural, political and commercial center.

Facts
Population
4,054,000 1
Area (sq km)
14,577 1
Founding Year
1763 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
860 1
Latitude
43.8225 degrees north 1
Longitude
87.6125 degrees east 1
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1. Urumqi (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    With a census population of 4,054,000 in 2020, Ürümqi is the second-largest city in China's northwestern interior after Xi'an. Ürümqi has seen significant economic development since the 1990s and currently serves as a regional transport hub and a cultural, political, and commercial center.
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    14577
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    860
  • History section, Early history
    Qing settlers expanded the town into a walled city from 1763 to 1767
  • Infobox, coordinates
    43°49′21″N 87°36′45″E
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Wikidata: Urumqi
  • Wikidata Q16959, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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