Shihezi
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Shihezi 石河子市 • شىخەنزە شەھىرى |
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| Sub-prefecture-level city | |
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 Shihezi
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| Coordinates: 44°18′N 86°02′E / 44.300°N 86.033°ECoordinates: 44°18′N 86°02′E / 44.300°N 86.033°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Xinjiang |
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| • CPC Shihezi | Committee Secretary |
| Area | |
| • Total | 460 km2 (180 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 640,000 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 832000 |
| Area code(s) | 0993 |
Shihezi (Chinese: 石河子; pinyin: Shíhézǐ; literally: "Stony river banks"; Uyghur: شىخەنزە, Шихәнзә, ULY: Shixenze, UYY: Xihənzə?) is a sub-prefecture-level city in northern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. It has a population of 380,130 according to the 2010 census.
Farms surrounding Shihezi fueled the development of the city. These quasi-military structured farms produce materials for the factories that have been the economic driver of the city. In 1974 Shihezi became a city.
Over 90% of Shihezi's population are Han Chinese, with smaller number of Hui, Uighurs, Kazakhs, and various other minorities.
Nowadays textile and food industries are the most important in Shihezi. Railway connection to Wusu and Ürümqi skirts the city, while a United Nation economic development project provided high quality highway systems for the city. Textile industry is the primary employment, although international trade environment on textiles has brought in fluctuations in employment. As a hub to surrounding farms, the city's destiny is currently tied with theirs. Sugar beets are cultivated near Shihezi. Cultivation of cotton in the farms was accelerated in the 1990s and now dominates the economy.
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