Aral, Xinjiang

Aral
阿拉尔市 (Chinese)
ئارال شەھىرى (Uyghur)
Aral (red) in Xinjiang Province (orange) and China
Aral (red) in Xinjiang Province (orange) and China
Map
Aral is located in Southern Xinjiang
Aral
Aral
Location of the seat within Xinjiang
Aral is located in Xinjiang
Aral
Aral
Aral (Xinjiang)
Aral is located in China
Aral
Aral
Aral (China)
Coordinates (Aral municipal government): 40°32′53″N 81°16′52″E / 40.548°N 81.281°E / 40.548; 81.281
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Municipal seatJinyinchuan Road Subdistrict
Government
 • CCP SecretaryDing Yiqiang (Political Commissar of the 1st Division)
 • MayorXiao Yong (Commander of the 1st Division)
Area
 • Total5,258.739 km2 (2,030.410 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total328,241
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Websitewww.ale.gov.cn
Aral, Xinjiang
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese阿拉尔
Traditional Chinese阿拉爾
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinĀlā'ěr
Uyghur name
Uyghurئارال
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiAral
Yengi YeziⱪAral
SASM/GNCAral
Siril YëziqiАрал

Aral[2][3] is a sub-prefecture-level city surrounded by Aksu Prefecture in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. Aral means "island" in Uyghur.[4] The city's name is often written as Alar.[5]

Aral is the headquarter of the 1st Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and currently administered by the 1st Division. Aral implemented the "division and city integration" (师市合一, shī shì héyī) management system, it shares the same leader group with the 1st Division.

  1. ^ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. ^ The official spelling according to Zhōngguó dìmínglù, 中国地名录 (Beijing, SinoMaps Press 中国地图出版社 1997); ISBN 7-5031-1718-4
  3. ^ The official spelling is Aral, according to the Zhōngguó dìmínglù, 中国地名录 (Beijing, SinoMaps Press 1997); ISBN 7-5031-1718-4; p. 1, 299.
  4. ^ "Free Uighur Dictionary". Archived from the original on 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
  5. ^ Sharma, Yojana (18 July 2014). "Government rushes through Kashgar university plan". University World News. Retrieved 14 January 2020.


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