Orku, Karamay
District in Xinjiang, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Orku District (simplified Chinese: 乌尔禾区; traditional Chinese: 烏爾禾區; pinyin: Wū'ěrhé Qū; Uyghur: ئورقۇ رايونى, romanized: Orqu Rayoni, Ork̡u Rayoni, Орқу Райони) is a district of Karamay City, Xinjiang, China. It contains an area of 2,229 km2 (861 sq mi). According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 10,000.
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Orku
乌尔禾区 • ئورقۇ رايونى | |
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Coordinates: 46°05′20″N 85°41′38″E | |
Country | China |
Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
Prefecture-level city | Karamay |
District seat | Liushu Street Subdistrict |
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• Total | 2,233 km2 (862 sq mi) |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 17,940 |
• Density | 8.0/km2 (21/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard[lower-alpha 1]) |
Website | www |
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Simplified Chinese | 乌尔禾区 | ||||||||
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Orku District is supplied with water by the Baiyang River and the Irtysh–Karamay Canal. The canal's Fengcheng Reservoir is located at the northern border of the district, about 15 km (9.3 mi) north of the district's main urban area.