Kunyu, Xinjiang

Kunyu
昆玉市 (Chinese)
قۇرۇمقاش شەھىرى (Uyghur)
Map
Kunyu is located in Southern Xinjiang
Kunyu
Kunyu
Location in Xinjiang
Kunyu is located in Xinjiang
Kunyu
Kunyu
Kunyu (Xinjiang)
Kunyu is located in China
Kunyu
Kunyu
Kunyu (China)
Coordinates: 37°12′34″N 79°17′27″E / 37.20944°N 79.29083°E / 37.20944; 79.29083
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Established26 February 2016
Municipal seatYudu Subdistrict
Government
 • CCP SecretaryJiang Xin (Political Commissar of the 14th Division)
 • Mayorvacant (Commander of the 14th Division)
Area
 • Total
687.13 km2 (265.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
63,487
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time[a])
Area code0903
Websitewww.btdsss.gov.cn
Kunyu, Xinjiang
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese昆玉
Traditional Chinese崑玉
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKūnyù
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese库鲁木喀什
Traditional Chinese庫魯木喀什
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKùlǔmùkāshí
Uyghur name
Uyghurقۇرۇمقاش
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiQurumqash
Yengi YeziⱪKurumkax
SASM/GNCKurumkax
Siril YëziqiҚурумқаш

Kunyu is a county-level city in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. It is geographically located in Hotan Prefecture of Southern Xinjiang, but is de jure directly administered by the Xinjiang regional government.[2]

Kunyu is the headquarter of the 14th Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and currently administered by the 14th Division. The city implemented the "division and city integration" (师市合一, shī shì héyī) management system, it shares the same leader group with the 14th Division.

  1. ^ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. ^ 新疆兵团十四师获准设县级昆玉市,处于“反分裂斗争最前沿”. The Paper (in Chinese). 21 January 2016.


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