Yizhou (Uighur: ئىۋىرغول رايونى, romanized: Iwirghol; Chinese: 伊州[1][2]; pinyin: Yīzhōu) is the central district of the Hami prefecture-level city, in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. Its population was 472,175 at the end of 2010. It was known as Hami county-level city until February 2016, when it was merged with the Hami Prefecture to form the Hami prefecture-level city and the county-level city was renamed Yizhou District. Xingxingxia (Singsingsia) town (星星峡镇) is located on the border with Gansu.
Yizhou
伊州区 • ئىۋىرغول رايونى | |
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Location of Yizhou (red) in Hami (yellow) and Xinjiang | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Komul |
| Township-level divisions | 3 subdistricts 2 towns 7 townships |
| Municipal seat | Sherqi osteng Subdistrict (东河区街道) |
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| • Total | 472,175 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
On February 4, 2021, the city of Xinxing (Yengi Yultuz), along with several farms and ranches belonging to XPCC were separated from Yizhou District, and formed an independent county-level city.
The statistic below also includes the now independent Xinxing (Yengi Yultuz) City.
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