Orku, Karamay Explained

Orku
Settlement Type:District
Image Map1:Location of Karamay Prefecture within Xinjiang (China).png
Map Caption1:Karamay in Xinjiang
Pushpin Map:China Xinjiang Northern#Xinjiang#China
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the seat in Xinjiang
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous region
Subdivision Name1:Xinjiang
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Karamay
Seat Type:District seat
Seat:Liushu Street Subdistrict
Area Total Km2:2,233
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:17,940
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Coordinates:46.089°N 85.694°W
Order:st
S:乌尔禾区
T:烏爾禾區
P:Wū'ěrhé Qū
Uly:Orqu Rayoni
Uyy:Ork̡u Rayoni
Usy:Орқу Райони

Orku District (Chinese: s=乌尔禾区|t=烏爾禾區|p=Wū'ěrhé Qū; Uighur; Uyghur: ئورقۇ رايونى|translit=Orqu Rayoni, Ork̡u Rayoni, Uighur; Uyghur: Орқу Райони) is a district of Karamay City, Xinjiang, China. It contains an area of 2229km2. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 10,000.

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 15km (09miles) north of the district's main urban area.

Administrative divisions

Orku District contains 1 subdistrict and 1 town:

NameSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinUyghur (UEY)Uyghur Latin (ULY)Administrative division code
Subdistrict
Liushu Street SubdistrictChinese: 柳树街街道650205001
Town
Orkhu TownChinese: 乌尔禾镇650205100

Transport

Notes and References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/xinjiang/admin/ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties