Qitai County

Qitai County
奇台县 (Chinese)
گۇچۇڭ ناھىيىسى (Uyghur)
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Location of Qitai (pink) in Changji Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Location of Qitai (pink) in Changji Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Qitai is located in Xinjiang
Qitai
Qitai
Location in Xinjiang
Qitai is located in China
Qitai
Qitai
Qitai (China)
Coordinates: 44°01′N 89°35′E / 44.017°N 89.583°E / 44.017; 89.583
CountryChina
RegionXinjiang
Autonomous prefectureChangji
County seatQitai Town
Area
 • Total16,645 km2 (6,427 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total219,811
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Area code0994
Websitewww.xjqt.gov.cn
Qitai County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese奇台县
Traditional Chinese奇台縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQítái Xiàn
other Mandarin
Xiao'erjingکِ‌تَیْ ثِیًا
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese古城县
Traditional Chinese古城縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGǔchéng Xiàn
other Mandarin
Xiao'erjingقُ‌چٍْ ثِیًا
Uyghur name
Uyghurگۇچۇڭ ناھىيىسى
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiGuchung Nahiyisi
Yengi YeziⱪGuqung Nah̡iyisi
SASM/GNCGuqung Nahiyisi
Siril YëziqiГучуғ Нахийиси

Qitai County (Chinese: 奇台县) as the official romanized name, also transliterated from Uyghur as Guqung County or Gucheng County (Uyghur: گۇچۇڭ ناھىيىسى; Chinese: 古城县), is a county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China under the administration of the Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture. It covers an area of 16,641 square kilometres (6,425 sq mi) and as of the 2002 census had a population of 230,000.

Qitai County's county seat is in Qitai Town. Gucheng Township is nearby.


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