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Changji is a county-level city situated about 40 km (25 mi) west of the regional capital, Ürümqi in Northern Xinjiang, China and has about 390,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture. At the northeast corner of the modern city are the walls and other archaeological remains of the Tang dynasty city, usually referred to as Ancient Changji.
Changji Changki | |
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.png) Location of Changji City (pink) in Changji Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang | |
  Changji Location of the city centre in Xinjiang  Changji Changji (China) | |
| Coordinates (Changji municipal government): 44°00′52″N 87°16′03″E / 44.0144°N 87.2674°E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
| Autonomous prefecture | Changji |
| Municipal seat | Yan'an North Road Subdistrict |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,981 km2 (3,081 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 607,441 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard[a]) |
| Website | www |
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| Chinese | 昌吉 | ||||||||||
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| Uyghur name | |||||||||||
| Uyghur | سانجى | ||||||||||
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A Federation of Industry and Commerce is at Changji. In the area around Changji crop growing, animal husbandry and oil crop growing are important parts of the economy.Changji is the home of Changji University.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Changji, elevation 516 m (1,693 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) | 7.1 (44.8) | 24.1 (75.4) | 35.4 (95.7) | 37.9 (100.2) | 39.8 (103.6) | 43.5 (110.3) | 41.1 (106.0) | 38.9 (102.0) | 32.4 (90.3) | 21.7 (71.1) | 11.1 (52.0) | 43.5 (110.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −10.2 (13.6) | −5.6 (21.9) | 6.3 (43.3) | 20.4 (68.7) | 26.6 (79.9) | 31.4 (88.5) | 32.9 (91.2) | 31.7 (89.1) | 25.8 (78.4) | 16.4 (61.5) | 3.8 (38.8) | −7.1 (19.2) | 14.4 (57.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.1 (4.8) | −10.6 (12.9) | 0.9 (33.6) | 13.1 (55.6) | 19.3 (66.7) | 24.3 (75.7) | 25.7 (78.3) | 24.0 (75.2) | 17.8 (64.0) | 9.1 (48.4) | −1.0 (30.2) | −11.3 (11.7) | 8.0 (46.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −19.1 (−2.4) | −14.9 (5.2) | −3.8 (25.2) | 6.7 (44.1) | 12.5 (54.5) | 17.6 (63.7) | 19.2 (66.6) | 17.2 (63.0) | 11.0 (51.8) | 3.5 (38.3) | −4.7 (23.5) | −14.8 (5.4) | 2.5 (36.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −38.5 (−37.3) | −34.3 (−29.7) | −29.5 (−21.1) | −7.6 (18.3) | −1.3 (29.7) | 6.5 (43.7) | 11.0 (51.8) | 7.2 (45.0) | −1.0 (30.2) | −7.4 (18.7) | −30.2 (−22.4) | −36.5 (−33.7) | −38.5 (−37.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.8 (0.31) | 8.5 (0.33) | 11.4 (0.45) | 22.0 (0.87) | 25.8 (1.02) | 19.3 (0.76) | 22.9 (0.90) | 21.2 (0.83) | 12.6 (0.50) | 14.6 (0.57) | 14.8 (0.58) | 13.1 (0.52) | 194 (7.64) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.4 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 9.3 | 76.2 |
| Average snowy days | 15.7 | 12.8 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 15.2 | 59 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81 | 79 | 70 | 48 | 44 | 44 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 62 | 77 | 82 | 61 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 114.9 | 143.0 | 221.4 | 267.0 | 309.0 | 309.2 | 313.4 | 302.6 | 276.1 | 239.3 | 144.4 | 94.8 | 2,735.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 39 | 47 | 59 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 75 | 72 | 51 | 35 | 60 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Subdivisions
editChangji is made up of 6 subdistricts, 8 towns, 1 township, and 1 ethnic township.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Administrative division code | Notes |
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| Subdistricts | ||||||
| Ningbian Road Subdistrict | 宁边路街道 | Níngbiānlù Jiēdào | نىڭبىيەن يولى كوچا باشقارمىسى | ningbiyen yoli kocha bashqarmisi | 652301001 | |
| Yan'an North Road Subdistrict | 延安北路街道 | Yán'ānběilù Jiēdào | يەنئەن شىمالىي يولى كوچا باشقارمىسى | yen'en shimaliy yoli kocha bashqarmisi | 652301002 | |
| Beijing South Road Subdistrict | 北京南路街道 | Běijīngnánlù Jiēdào | جەنۇبىي بېيجىڭ يولى كوچا باشقارمىسى | jenubiy bëyjing yoli kocha bashqarmisi | 652301003 | |
| Jianguo Road Subdistrict | 建国路街道 | Jiànguólù Jiēdào | دۆلەت قۇرۇش يولى كوچا باشقارمىسى | dölet qurush yoli kocha bashqarmisi | 652301004 | |
| Zhongshan Road Subdistrict | 中山路街道 | Zhōngshānlù Jiēdào | جۇڭشەن يولى كوچا باشقارمىسى | jungshen yoli kocha bashqarmisi | 652301005 | |
| Lüzhou Road Subdistrict (Bostan Road Subdistrict) | 绿洲路街道 | Lǜzhōulù Jiēdào | بوستان يولى كوچا باشقارمىسى | bostan yoli kocha bashqarmisi | 652301006 | |
| Towns | ||||||
| Liuhuanggou Town | 硫磺沟镇 | Liúhuánggōu Zhèn | ليۇخۇاڭگۇ بازىرى | lyuxuanggu baziri | 652301100 | |
| Sangong Town | 三工镇 | Sāngōng Zhèn | سەنگۇڭ بازىرى | sengung baziri | 652301101 | |
| Yushugou Town | 榆树沟镇 | Yúshùgōu Zhèn | يۈشۇگۇ بازىرى | yüshugu baziri | 652301102 | |
| Erliugong Town | 二六工镇 | Èrliùgōng Zhèn | ئەرليۇگۇڭ بازىرى | Erlyugung baziri | 652301103 | |
| Daxiqu Town | 大西渠镇 | Dàxīqú Zhèn | داشىچۈ بازىرى | dashichü baziri | 652301104 | |
| Liugong Town | 六工镇 | Liùgōng Zhèn | ليۇگۇڭ بازىرى | lyugung baziri | 652301105 | |
| Binhu Town | 滨湖镇 | Bīnhú Zhèn | بىڭخۇ بازىرى | bingxu baziri | 652301106 | |
| Dianba Town | 佃坝镇 | Diànbà Zhèn | ديەنبا بازىرى | dyenba baziri | 652301107 | |
| Township | ||||||
| Miaoergou Township | 庙尔沟乡 | Miào'ěrgōu Xiāng | مىئەرگۇ يېزىسى | mi'ergu yëzisi | 652301203 | |
| Ethnic Township | ||||||
| Axili Kazakh Ethnic Township | 阿什里哈萨克民族乡 | Āshílǐ Hāsàkè Mínzúxiāng | ئاشىلى قازاق يېزىسى | Ashili qazaq yëzisi | 652301202 | (Kazakh) اشىلى قازاق ۇلتتىق اۋىلى |
Transport
editChangji is served by China National Highway 312, the Northern Xinjiang and the Second Ürümqi-Jinghe Railways.
Notes
edit- ^ Locals in Xinjiang frequently observe UTC+6 (Xinjiang Time), 2 hours behind Beijing.
References
edit- ^ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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