Kuqa, Xinjiang

Kuqa
Kuchar, Kucha, Kuche, Qiuci
County-level city
Location of Kuchar County (red) within Aksu Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Location of Kuchar County (red) within Aksu Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Kuqa is located in Xinjiang
Kuqa
Kuqa
Location of the seat
Kuqa is located in China
Kuqa
Kuqa
Kuqa (China)
Coordinates: 41°43′N 82°58′E / 41.717°N 82.967°E / 41.717; 82.967
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
PrefectureAksu
Municipal seatYengisheher Subdistrict (Xincheng Subdistrict)
Area
[1]
 • Total15,200 km2 (5,900 sq mi)
Elevation
1,072 m (3,517 ft)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total530,328
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
 • Major ethnic groupsUyghur[3]
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Postal code
842000
Websitewww.xjkc.gov.cn (in Chinese)
Kuqa, Xinjiang
Uyghur name
Uyghurكۇچار شەھىرى‎
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiKucha
Yengi YeziⱪKuqa
SASM/GNCKuqa
Siril YëziqiКуча
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese库车
Traditional Chinese庫車
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKùchē
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese龟兹
Traditional Chinese龜茲
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQiūcí

Kuqa[b] (/ˈkuːtʃə/ KOO-chə) is a county-level city in Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. It was once the homeland of the ancient Buddhist Kingdom of Kucha.

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  2. ^ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  3. ^ 民族人口 (in Simplified Chinese). 库车市人民政府. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2020. 库车县是以维吾尔族为主体的多民族聚居区。
  4. ^ Zhōngguó dìmínglù 中国地名录 (Beijing, SinoMaps Press 中国地图出版社 1997); ISBN 7-5031-1718-4; p. 306.
  5. ^ Complete Atlas Of The World (3 ed.). Penguin Random House. 2016. p. 238 – via Internet Archive. Kuqa
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  8. ^ Kuqa, China Page (in English)


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