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Gaochang (Uighur: قاراھوجا, romanized: Qarahoja; Chinese: 高昌; pinyin: Gāochāng) is the only district and the seat of the oasis city of Turpan, in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Its population was 254,900 at the end of 2003.
Gaochang
高昌区 • قاراھوجا رايونى | |
|---|---|
District | |
 City center | |
 Location of Karahoja (red) in Turpan Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang | |
  Gaochang Location of the district centre in Xinjiang | |
| Coordinates (Turpan government): 42°57′04″N 89°11′22″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Turpan |
| Township-level divisions | 3 subdistricts 2 towns 7 townships |
| Municipal seat | Laocheng Subdistrict (老城街道) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 254,900 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 838000 |
| Area code | 0995 |
Name
According to the municipal government of Turpan, the district is named after the ancient city of Gaochang. It was also proposed that the district be named after Ayding Lake.[1]
History
The district was created on 12 April 2015 after Turpan was upgraded from a county-level city into a prefecture-level city. The district has the same size and population as the former Turpan county-level city.[2]
Demographics
Subdivisions
Karahoja is divided into 3 subdistricts, 2 towns, 7 townships and 3 other township-level divisions.
- Laocheng Subdistrict (老城街道)
- Gaochang Subdistrict (高昌街道)
- Putaoguo Subdistrict (葡萄沟街道)
- Qiquanhu (七泉湖镇)
- Daheyan (大河沿镇)
- Yar Township (亚尔乡)
- Aidinghu Township (艾丁湖乡)
- Putao Township (葡萄乡)
- Qiatekale Township (恰特喀勒乡)
- Erbao Township (二堡乡)
- Sanbao Township (三堡乡)
- Shengjin Township (胜金乡)
- Hongliuhe Horticultural Farm (红柳河园艺场)
- Yuanzhong Farm (原种场)
- XPCC 221 Regiment (兵团二二一团)
References
- "原新疆吐鲁番市为何更名为高昌区?-亚心网". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
- "吐鲁番撤地设市 新疆首个撤销地区建制设立的地级市". news.xinhuanet.com. ECNS - China News. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- 3-7 各地、州、市、县(市)分民族人口数 [3-7 Population by Nationality by Prefecture, State, City and County (City)]. tjj.xinjiang.gov.cn (in Chinese). Statistical Bureau of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. 2020-06-10. Archived from the original on 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
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На других языках
- [en] Gaochang District
[ru] Гаочан (район)
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