Turpan

Turpan 吐鲁番市 (Chinese) تۇرپان شەھىرى (Uyghur) Turfan
Prefecture-level city
Jiaohe Ruins
Turpan (red) in Xinjiang (orange)
Turpan Location of the city center in Xinjiang Show map of Xinjiang Turpan Turpan (China) Show map of China
Coordinates (Turpan municipal government): 42°57′04″N 89°11′22″E / 42.9512°N 89.1895°E / 42.9512; 89.1895
Country	People's Republic of China
Region	Xinjiang
County-level divisions	3
Prefecture seat	Gaochang District
Area
• Prefecture-level city	69,759 km2 (26,934 sq mi)
• Urban	13,650 km2 (5,270 sq mi)
Lowest elevation (Ayding Lake)	−154 m (−505 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Prefecture-level city	693,988
• Density	9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
• Urban	317,443
• Urban density	23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Demographics
• Major ethnic groups	77% Uyghurs 16.8% Han Chinese 5.9% Hui
GDP[1]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 31.0 billion US$ 4.7 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 49,279 US$ 7,180
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 code	CN-XJ-04
Climate	BWk
Website	Turpan Prefecture-level city Government

Turpan (Uyghur: تۇرپان), generally known in English as Turfan (Chinese: 吐鲁番), is a prefecture-level city located in the east of the autonomous region of Xinjiang, China. It has an area of 69,759 km² (26,934 sq mi) and a population of 693,988 (2020). The historical center of the prefectural area has shifted a number of times, from Yar-Khoto (Jiaohe, 10 km or 6.2 mi to the west of modern Turpan) to Qocho (Gaochang, 30 km or 19 mi to the southeast of Turpan) and to Turpan itself.^[2]