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Tacheng

Eastern Asia

Tacheng, also known as Qoqek and historically as Chuguchak, is a county-level city and the administrative seat of Tacheng Prefecture, in northern Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang. The Chinese name is an abbreviation of Tarbagatay City, a reference to the Tarbagatay Mountains. Tacheng lies in the Dzungarian Basin, some 10 kilometres from the Chinese border with Kazakhstan. For a long time it has been a major centre for trade with Central Asia because it is an agricultural hub, and its industries include food processing, textiles and utilities.

Facts
Population
161,037 1
Elevation (m)
555 2
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Continental 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 4
Sources
1. GeoNames: GeoNames search results for Tacheng
GeoNamesPopulated place record
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population 161,037
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2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): SRTM 90 m elevation at 46.7517, 82.9869
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)Elevation result for the city coordinates
Quote, Elevation result for the city coordinates
"elevation": 555.0
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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 46.75 N 82.75 E containing the city coordinates
Quote, Grid cell 46.75 N 82.75 E containing the city coordinates
46.75 82.75 Dfa
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4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Asia/Shanghai comment
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Beijing time, used throughout China; represented by Shanghai.
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Tacheng (Wikipedia)
  • Part Of: China, Lead
    is a county-level city and the administrative seat of Tacheng Prefecture, in northern Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead
    is a county-level city and the administrative seat of Tacheng Prefecture, in northern Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang
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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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