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Aral, Xinjiang

Eastern Asia

Aral, also known as Alar, is a sub-prefecture-level city surrounded by Aksu Prefecture in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. Aral means island in the Uyghur language. The city is the headquarters of the 1st Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and is currently administered by that division. It uses the division and city integration system, so the city and the division share the same leader group, a feature that sets Aral apart from ordinary county-level cities.

Facts
Population
166,205 1
Founding Year
1950 to 1959 1
Population Estimate Year
2010 1
Elevation (m)
1011 2
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 4
Sources
1. Aral, Xinjiang (Wikipedia)
  • Article text
    its population increased to 166,205 in 2010
  • History, range end
    Aral was created in the 1950s by the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
  • Part Of: China, Lead
    is a sub-prefecture-level city surrounded by Aksu Prefecture in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead
    is a sub-prefecture-level city surrounded by Aksu Prefecture in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China
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2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): SRTM 90 m elevation at 40.548, 81.281
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)Elevation result for the city coordinates
Quote, Elevation result for the city coordinates
"elevation": 1011.0
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3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Grid cell 40.75 N 81.25 E containing the city coordinates
Quote, Grid cell 40.75 N 81.25 E containing the city coordinates
40.75 81.25 BWk
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4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Asia/Shanghai comment
Quote, Zone Asia/Shanghai comment
Beijing time, used throughout China; represented by Shanghai.
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China (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOn Continent: Asia, Lead of the article on China, the country containing this city
Quote, On Continent: Asia, Lead of the article on China, the country containing this city
is a country in East Asia
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