Place:Ürümqi, Sinkiang, People's Republic of China

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NameÜrümqi
Alt namesTi-huasource: Times Atlas of the World (1994) p 198
Tihuasource: Rand McNally Atlas (Reprinted 1994) I-176
Tihwasource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) p 1275
Urumchisource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) p 257
Urumtsisource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) p 1275
Wulumuch'isource: Rand McNally Atlas (Reprinted 1994) I-194
Wulumuqisource: Rand McNally Atlas (Reprinted 1994) I-194
Ürümqisource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCity
Coordinates43.717°N 87.633°E
Located inSinkiang, People's Republic of China
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Ürümqi ( ; also spelled Ürümchi or without umlauts), formerly known as Dihua (also spelled Tihwa), is the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the far northwest of the People's Republic of China. Ürümqi developed its reputation as a leading cultural and commercial center during the Qing dynasty in the 19th century.

With a census population of 4 million in 2020, Ürümqi is the second-largest city in China's northwestern interior after Xi'an as well as the largest in Central Asia in terms of population. According to the Guinness Book of Records, Ürümqi is the most remote city from any sea in the world. Ürümqi has seen significant economic development since the 1990s and currently serves as a regional transport node and a cultural, political and commercial center.

Ürümqi is one of the top 500 cities in the world by scientific research output, as tracked by the Nature Index. The city is also home to Xinjiang University, a comprehensive university with the highest academic level in Xinjiang, under the Project 211 and the Double First Class University Plan.

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