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Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونى
新疆维吾尔自治区
Autonomous region
Name transcription(s)
 • Chinese 新疆维吾尔自治区
(Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ěr Zìzhìqū)
 • Abbreviation 新  (Pinyin: Xīn)
 • Uyghur شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونى
 • Uyghur transl. Shinjang Uyghur Aptonom Rayoni
Map showing the location of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Map showing the location of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Coordinates: 41°N 85°E / 41°N 85°E / 41; 85Coordinates: 41°N 85°E / 41°N 85°E / 41; 85
Named for
  • 新 xīn ("new")
  • 疆 jiāng ("frontier" or "borderland")
  • "New Frontier" (meaning "old borderland newly returned") of the Gansu Province and/or of the Western Regions
    Establishment of the "Gansu Xinjiang Province" (甘肅新疆省) in 1884
Capital
(and largest city) 		Ürümqi
Divisions 14 prefectures, 99 counties, 1005 townships
Government
 • Secretary Chen Quanguo
 • Chairman Shohrat Zakir
Area
 • Total 1,664,897 km2 (642,820 sq mi)
Area rank 1st
Highest elevation (K2) 8,611 m (28,251 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 21,815,815
 • Estimate (2015) 23,600,000
 • Rank 25th
 • Density 13/km2 (30/sq mi)
 • Density rank 29th
Demographics
 • Ethnic
 composition
 • Languages
 and dialects
ISO 3166 code CN-65
GDP (2016) CNY 961 billion
USD 144 billion (25th)
 - per capita CNY 40,756
USD 6,137 (16th)
HDI (2014) 0.718 (high) (27th)
Website Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Xinjiang
Xinjiang (Chinese characters).svg
"Xīnjiāng" in Chinese characters
Chinese name
Chinese
Hanyu Pinyin Xīnjiāng
Postal Sinkiang
Literal meaning "New Frontier"
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Hanyu Pinyin Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ěr Zìzhìqū
Postal Sinkiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillic
Синжийан Уйғур-ун өбэртэгэн жасақу орун
Mongolian script ᠰᠢᠨᠵᠢᠶᠠᠩ ᠤᠶᠢᠭᠤᠷ ᠤᠨ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠣᠷᠤᠨ
Uyghur name
Uyghur
شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونى
Russian name
Russian Синьцзян
Romanization Sin'czjan
Kazakh name
Kazakh شينجياڭ ۇيعۇر اۆتونوميالى رايونى
Шыңжаң Ұйғыр аутономиялық ауданы
S'yn'jan' Ui'g'yr Ay'tonomi'i'alyq ay'dany
Kyrgyz name
Kyrgyz شئنجاڭ ۇيعۇر اپتونوم رايونۇ
Шинжаң-Уйгур автоном району
Şincañ-Uyğur avtonom rayonu
Oirat name
Oirat Зуунгар
Zuungar

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (Uyghur: شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونى‎; SASM/GNC: Xinjang Uyĝur Aptonom Rayoni; Chinese: 新疆维吾尔自治区; pinyin: Xīnjiāng Wéiwú’ěr Zìzhìqū) is a provincial-level autonomous region of China in the northwest of the country. It is the largest Chinese administrative division and the eighth largest country subdivision in the world, spanning over 1.6 million km2 (640,000 square miles). Xinjiang contains the disputed territory of Aksai Chin, which is administered by China. Xinjiang borders the countries of Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. The rugged Karakoram, Kunlun, and Tian Shan mountain ranges occupy much of Xinjiang's borders, as well as its western and southern regions. Xinjiang also borders Tibet Autonomous Region and the provinces of Gansu and Qinghai. The most well-known route of the historical Silk Road ran through the territory from the east to its northwestern border. In recent decades, abundant oil and mineral reserves have been found in Xinjiang, and it is currently China's largest natural gas-producing region.


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