Yumen City

Yumen
玉门市
Yuzehu Park, Yumen, Gansu Province
Yuzehu Park, Yumen, Gansu Province
Location of Yumen City (pink) within Jiuquan City (yellow) and Gansu
Location of Yumen City (pink) within Jiuquan City (yellow) and Gansu
Yumen is located in Gansu
Yumen
Yumen
Location of the city centre in Gansu
Yumen is located in China
Yumen
Yumen
Yumen (China)
Coordinates: 39°50′N 97°34′E / 39.833°N 97.567°E / 39.833; 97.567
CountryChina
ProvinceGansu
Prefecture-level cityJiuquan
Municipal seatYumen Town
Area
 • Total13,500 km2 (5,200 sq mi)
Elevation
1,507 m (4,944 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total137,736
 • Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
735211
Area code0937
Websitewww.yumen.gov.cn

Yumen (simplified Chinese: 玉门; traditional Chinese: 玉門; pinyin: Yùmén, literally, "Jade Gate,") is a city in western Gansu province, China. It is a county-level city with a population of 106,812 (2002 est.), and is part of Jiuquan "prefecture-level city" (a multi-county administrative unit). It is located on the Silk Road and is best known for its oil production.

The city's name is often confused with the Yumen Guan or Jade Gate which is the frontier-pass of ancient times, the entrance to the old Silk Roads, which was situated not far to the west of Dunhuang. Although both Yumen City and Yumen Gate are within Jiuquan, the latter is some 400 kilometres (250 mi) to the west from the former.

In 2014, areas of the city were sealed off after a resident died of the bubonic plague. Districts of the city which house up to 100,000 were turned into quarantine zones. The city allocated 1 million yuan to be used for emergency vaccinations.[2]

  1. ^ "酒泉市第七次全国人口普查公报" (in Chinese). Government of Jiuquan. 2021-06-01.
  2. ^ "Bubonic plague death in Yumen, China sparks quarantine: Xinhua". 23 July 2014.