Orku, Karamay

Orku
乌尔禾区ئورقۇ رايونى
Orku in Karamay
Orku in Karamay
Karamay in Xinjiang
Karamay in Xinjiang
Orku is located in Dzungaria
Orku
Orku
Location of the seat in Xinjiang
Orku is located in Xinjiang
Orku
Orku
Orku (Xinjiang)
Orku is located in China
Orku
Orku
Orku (China)
Coordinates: 46°05′20″N 85°41′38″E / 46.089°N 85.694°E / 46.089; 85.694
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Prefecture-level cityKaramay
District seatLiushu Street Subdistrict
Area
 • Total2,233 km2 (862 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total17,940
 • Density8.0/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Websitewww.weh.gov.cn
Orku, Karamay
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese乌尔禾区
Traditional Chinese烏爾禾區
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWū'ěrhé Qū
Uyghur name
Uyghurئورقۇ رايونى
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiOrqu Rayoni
Yengi YeziⱪOrk̡u Rayoni
Siril YëziqiОрқу Райони

Orku District (simplified Chinese: 乌尔禾区; traditional Chinese: 烏爾禾區; pinyin: Wū'ěrhé Qū; Uyghur: ئورقۇ رايونى, romanizedOrqu Rayoni, Ork̡u Rayoni, Орқу Райони) is a district of Karamay City, Xinjiang, China. It contains an area of 2,229 km2 (861 sq mi). According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 10,000.

Orku District is supplied with water by the Baiyang River and the Irtysh–Karamay Canal. The canal's Fengcheng Reservoir is located at the northern border of the district, about 15 km (9.3 mi) north of the district's main urban area.


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