Turpan
Turfan | |
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![]() Jiaohe Ruins | |
![]() Turpan (red) in Xinjiang (orange) | |
Coordinates (Turpan municipal government): 42°57′04″N 89°11′22″E / 42.9512°N 89.1895°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Region | Xinjiang |
County-level divisions | 3 |
Prefecture seat | Gaochang District |
Area | |
• Prefecture-level city | 69,759 km2 (26,934 sq mi) |
• Urban | 13,650 km2 (5,270 sq mi) |
Lowest elevation | −154 m (−505 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• Prefecture-level city | 693,988 |
• Density | 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi) |
• Urban | 317,443 |
• Urban density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
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GDP[1] | |
• Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 31.0 billion US$ 4.7 billion |
• Per capita | CN¥ 49,279 US$ 7,180 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
ISO 3166 code | CN-XJ-04 |
Climate | BWk |
Website | Turpan Prefecture-level city Government |
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Chinese name | |||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 吐鲁番 | ||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 吐魯番 | ||||||||||
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Uyghur name | |||||||||||
Uyghur | تورپان | ||||||||||
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Turpan (Uyghur: تۇرپان), generally known in English as Turfan (Chinese: 吐鲁番), is a prefecture-level city located in the east of the autonomous region of Xinjiang, China. It has an area of 69,759 km2 (26,934 sq mi) and a population of 693,988 (2020). The historical center of the prefectural area has shifted a number of times, from Yar-Khoto (Jiaohe, 10 km or 6.2 mi to the west of modern Turpan) to Qocho (Gaochang, 30 km or 19 mi to the southeast of Turpan) and to Turpan itself.[2]