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Your Guide to China>Xinjiang Uyghur Auto. Region , [Chinese: 新疆维吾尔自治区, Pinyin:Xīn Jiāng Wéi Wú ěr Zì Zhì Qū]

Xinjiang Overview

A Autonomous region in N.W. China, Bordered by Tibet on its south; Qinghai, Gansu on its east; Totally 3 neighbouring provincial regions.
Capital City: Urumqi
GDP in 2017: 1092 billion yuan, ranked No.28 in Mainland China .
Per Capita GDP in 2017: 44663 yuan, ranked No.24 in Mainland China .
Population in 2017: 24.45 million persons, ranked No.24 .
Area: 1,660,000 square kilometers
Post Code: 830000
Calling Code: 0991

The Location of Xinjiang in China




Map of Xinjiang Uyghur Auto. Region
The Sketch Map of Xinjiang Uyghur Auto. Region



Geography
Xinjiang borders the Tibet Autonomous Region to the south and Qinghai and Gansu provinces to the southeast, Mongolia to the east, Russia to the north, and Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and the Pakistan- and India-controlled parts of Kashmir to the west.
Xinjiang is the largest political subdivision of China - it accounts for more than one sixth of China’s total territory and a quarter of its boundary length. It is divided into two basins by Mount Tianshan. Dzungarian Basin is in the north, and Tarim Basin is in the south. Xinjiang’s lowest point is the Turfan Depression, 155 meters below sea level (lowest point in the PRC as well). Its highest peak, K2, is 8611 metres above sea level, on the border with Kashmir.
Most of Xinjiang is young geologically, having been formed from the collision of the Indian plate with the Eurasian plate, forming the Tian Shan, Kunlun Shan, and Pamir mountain ranges. Consequently, Xinjiang is a major earthquake zone. Older geological formations occur principally in the far north where the Junggar Block is geologically part of Kazakhstan, and in the east which is part of the North China Craton.
The Tian Shan mountain range marks the Xinjiang-Kyrgyzstan border at the Torugart Pass (3752 m). The Karakorum highway (KKH) links Islamabad, Pakistan with Kashgar over the Khunjerab Pass.
The Eurasian pole of inaccessibility, the point on land farthest from any ocean, is located approximately 320 km (200 mi) from the city of Urumqi, within the boundary of Xinjiang.

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