Gaochang, Turpan

Gaochang
高昌区قاراھوجا رايونى
Karahoja, Qarahoja
City center
City center
Location of Karahoja (red) in Turpan Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Location of Karahoja (red) in Turpan Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Gaochang is located in Xinjiang
Gaochang
Gaochang
Location of the district centre in Xinjiang
Gaochang is located in China
Gaochang
Gaochang
Gaochang (China)
Coordinates (Turpan government): 42°57′04″N 89°11′22″E / 42.9512°N 89.1895°E / 42.9512; 89.1895
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Prefecture-level cityTurpan
Township-level divisions3 subdistricts
2 towns
7 townships
District seatLaocheng Road Subdistrict
Area
 • Total13,650 km2 (5,270 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total317,443
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Postal code
838000
Area code0995
Websitegcq.tlf.gov.cn
Gaochang, Turpan
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese高昌区
Traditional Chinese高昌區
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGāochāng Qū
Uyghur name
Uyghurقاراھوجا رايونى
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiQarahoja Rayoni
Siril YëziqiҚарахоҗа Райони

Gaochang or Karahoja (Uyghur: قاراھوجا, romanizedQarahoja, Қарахоҗа; Chinese: 高昌; pinyin: Gāochāng), is the only district and the seat of the oasis city of Turpan, in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. Its population was 254,900 at the end of 2003.


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