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Urumchi

Ürümqi
乌鲁木齐市ئۈرۈمچى شەھىرى‎
Prefecture-level city
From top: A panoramic view of Ürümqi's CBD, Red Mountain (Hong Shan), Ürümqi Night Market in the Grand Bazaar, and a view of Tian Shan from Ürümqi
From top: A panoramic view of Ürümqi's CBD, Red Mountain (Hong Shan), Ürümqi Night Market in the Grand Bazaar, and a view of Tian Shan from Ürümqi
Ürümqi (red) in Xinjiang (orange)
Ürümqi (red) in Xinjiang (orange)
Ürümqi is located in Xinjiang
Ürümqi
Ürümqi
Location of the city centre in Xinjiang
Coordinates: 43°49′30″N 87°36′00″E / 43.82500°N 87.60000°E / 43.82500; 87.60000Coordinates: 43°49′30″N 87°36′00″E / 43.82500°N 87.60000°E / 43.82500; 87.60000
Country  China
Region Xinjiang
County-level divisions 8
Government
 • CPC Committee Secretary Li Xuejun
 • Mayor Ilham Sabir
Area
 • Total 14,577 km2 (5,628 sq mi)
Population (2010 census)
 • Total 3,112,559
 • Estimate (2015) 3,550,000
 • Density 210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone De jure: China Standard (UTC+8)
De facto: both China Standard (UTC+8) and Ürümqi Time (UTC+6)
Postal code 830000
Area code(s) 991
License plate prefixes A
GDP (2013) CNY 240 billion
US $38.63 billion
GDP per capita CNY 68,691
US $11,057
ISO 3166-2 CN-65-01
Website www.urumqi.gov.cn (Chinese)
Ürümqi
Urumqi (Chinese and Uighur).svg
"Ürümqi" in Simplified Chinese (top), Traditional Chinese (middle), and Uighur Arabic (bottom) characters
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 乌鲁木齐
Traditional Chinese 烏魯木齊
Postal Urumtsi
Literal meaning "beautiful pasture" (in Oirat)
Dihua
Chinese 迪化
Postal Tihwa
Literal meaning "to enlighten"
Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillic Өрөмч
Mongolian script ᠥᠷᠥᠮᠴᠢ
Uyghur name
Uyghur
ئۈرۈمچى‎

Ürümqi (Chinese: 乌鲁木齐; pinyin: Wūlǔmùqí, Uyghur: ئۈرۈمچى‎, ULY: Ürümchi, UYY: Ürümqi; from Oirat "beautiful pasture") is the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China in Northwest China. Ürümqi was a major hub on the Silk Road during China's Tang dynasty, and developed its reputation as a leading cultural and commercial center during Qing dynasty in 19th Century.

With an estimated population of 3.5 million in 2015, Ürümqi is the largest city in China's western interior as well as in Central Asia in terms of the population. Ürümqi has seen a huge economical development since the 1990s and currently serves as a regional transport node, a cultural, political and commercial center.


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