Yining

Yining
伊宁市 (Chinese)
غۇلجا (Uyghur)
قۇلجا (Kazakh)
Ghulja, Kulja, Ningyuan
Liuxingjie Neighborhood
Downtown Yining
Ili River passing through the city
Yining is located in Dzungaria
Yining
Yining
Location in Xinjiang
Yining is located in Xinjiang
Yining
Yining
Yining (Xinjiang)
Yining is located in China
Yining
Yining
Yining (China)
Coordinates (Yining municipal government): 43°54′29″N 81°16′40″E / 43.9080°N 81.2777°E / 43.9080; 81.2777
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Autonomous prefectureIli
Municipal seatDöngmehelle Subdistrict
Area
 • County-level city616.7 km2 (238.1 sq mi)
 • Urban
(2018)[1]
49 km2 (19 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • County-level city778,047
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
 • Urban
 (2018)[1]
345,000
 • Urban density7,000/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Postal code
835000
Area code0999
WebsiteOfficial website
Yining
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese伊宁
Traditional Chinese伊寧
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYīníng
Wade–GilesI1-ning2
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese固勒扎
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGùlèzhā
Wade–GilesKu4-lê4-cha1
Ningyuan
Simplified Chinese宁远
Traditional Chinese寧遠
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNíngyuǎn
Tibetan name
Tibetanགུལ་ཅ
Transcriptions
Wyliegul ca
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicХулж
Mongolian scriptᠬᠤᠯᠵᠠ
Uyghur name
Uyghurغۇلجا
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiGhulja
Yengi YeziⱪƢulja
SASM/GNCĜulja
Siril YëziqiҒулҗа
Manchu name
Manchu scriptᡤᡡᠯᠵᠠ
AbkaiGvlja
MöllendorffGūlja
Russian name
RussianКульджа
RomanizationKuldzha
Kazakh name
Kazakhقۇلجا
Құлжа
Qulja
Oirat name
Oiratᡎᡇᠯᠴᠠ
Chagatay name
Chagatayغولجا

Yining[3] (Chinese: 伊宁), also known as Ghulja (Uyghur: غۇلجا) or Kulja (Kazakh: قۇلجا), is a county-level city in Northwestern Xinjiang, China and the seat of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. Historically, Yining is the successor to the ruined city of Almaliq in neighbouring Huocheng County. Yining is the third largest city in Xinjiang after Ürümqi and Korla.

  1. ^ a b Cox, W (2018). Demographia World Urban Areas. 14th Annual Edition (PDF). St. Louis: Demographia. p. 88.
  2. ^ "Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties".
  3. ^ The official spelling according to 中国地名录. Beijing: SinoMaps Press (中国地图出版社). 1997. ISBN 7-5031-1718-4.


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