| Changji | |
| Native Name: | |
| Other Name: | Changki |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the city centre in Xinjiang |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Settlement Type: | County-level city |
| Pushpin Map: | Xinjiang#China |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Xinjiang |
| Subdivision Type2: | Autonomous prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Changji |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Seat: | Yan'an North Road Subdistrict |
| Area Total Km2: | 7981 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Total: | 607,441 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coordinates: | 44.0144°N 87.2674°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Changji municipal government |
| P: | Chāngjí |
| Xej: | چَانْݣِ |
| Uig: | سانجى |
| Uly: | Sanji |
| Uyy: | Sanji |
| Sgs: | Sanji |
| Usy: | Санҗи |
| Order: | st |
Changji is a county-level city situated about 40km (30miles) 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.
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.
Changji 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subdistricts | ||||||
| Ningbian Road Subdistrict | Chinese: 宁边路街道 | Uighur; Uyghur: نىڭبىيەن يولى كوچا باشقارمىسى | 652301001 | |||
| Yan'an North Road Subdistrict | Chinese: 延安北路街道 | Uighur; Uyghur: يەنئەن شىمالىي يولى كوچا باشقارمىسى | 652301002 | |||
| Beijing South Road Subdistrict | Chinese: 北京南路街道 | Uighur; Uyghur: جەنۇبىي بېيجىڭ يولى كوچا باشقارمىسى | 652301003 | |||
| Jianguo Road Subdistrict | Chinese: 建国路街道 | Uighur; Uyghur: دۆلەت قۇرۇش يولى كوچا باشقارمىسى | 652301004 | |||
| Zhongshan Road Subdistrict | Chinese: 中山路街道 | Uighur; Uyghur: جۇڭشەن يولى كوچا باشقارمىسى | 652301005 | |||
| Lüzhou Road Subdistrict (Bostan Road Subdistrict) | Chinese: 绿洲路街道 | Uighur; Uyghur: بوستان يولى كوچا باشقارمىسى | 652301006 | |||
| Towns | ||||||
| Liuhuanggou Town | Chinese: 硫磺沟镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: ليۇخۇاڭگۇ بازىرى | 652301100 | |||
| Sangong Town | Chinese: 三工镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: سەنگۇڭ بازىرى | 652301101 | |||
| Yushugou Town | Chinese: 榆树沟镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: يۈشۇگۇ بازىرى | 652301102 | |||
| Erliugong Town | Chinese: 二六工镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: ئەرليۇگۇڭ بازىرى | 652301103 | |||
| Daxiqu Town | Chinese: 大西渠镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: داشىچۈ بازىرى | 652301104 | |||
| Liugong Town | Chinese: 六工镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: ليۇگۇڭ بازىرى | 652301105 | |||
| Binhu Town | Chinese: 滨湖镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: بىڭخۇ بازىرى | 652301106 | |||
| Dianba Town | Chinese: 佃坝镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: ديەنبا بازىرى | 652301107 | |||
| Township | ||||||
| Miaoergou Township | Chinese: 庙尔沟乡 | Uighur; Uyghur: مىئەرگۇ يېزىسى | 652301203 | |||
| Ethnic Township | ||||||
| Axili Kazakh Ethnic Township | Chinese: 阿什里哈萨克民族乡 | Uighur; Uyghur: ئاشىلى قازاق يېزىسى | 652301202 | (Kazakh) Kazakh: اشىلى قازاق ۇلتتىق اۋىلى | ||
Changji is served by China National Highway 312, the Northern Xinjiang and the Second Ürümqi-Jinghe Railways.