Wusu Explained

Usu
Native Name:

Other Name:Wusu
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Pushpin Map:China Xinjiang Northern#Xinjiang#China
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Xinjiang
Settlement Type:County-level city
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous region
Subdivision Name1:Xinjiang
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Tacheng
Seat Type:Municipal seat
Seat:Xinshiqu Subdistrict
Area Total Km2:14,394.12
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Total:262,906
Population Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:44.419°N 84.714°W
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
S:乌苏市
T:烏蘇市
P:Wūsū shì
Order:st
Mon:Ус хот
Uig:شىخۇ شەھىرى
Uly:Shixu shehiri
Lang1:kk
Lang1 Content:Kazakh: شيحۋ قالاسى
Kazakh: Şihu qalasy
Kazakh: Шиху қаласы

Usu[2] as the official romanized name and transliterated from Mongolian, also known as Wusu, is a county-level city with more than 100,000 residents in Xinjiang, China. It is a part of Tacheng Prefecture of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. Oil production is a major part of the economy while the county is an oasis in the Dzungarian Basin. Wusu lies between the major cities of Bole and Shihezi in Northern Xinjiang and west of Ürümqi and Kuitun, south of Karamay.

Transport

Wusu is served by China National Highway 312, the Northern Xinjiang and the Second Ürümqi-Jinghe Railways.

Administrative divisions

Wusu is divided into 5 subdistricts, 10 towns, 5 townships, and 2 ethnic townships.

NameSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinUyghur (UEY)Uyghur Latin (ULY)Kazakh (Arabic script)Kazakh (Cyrillic script)NotesAdministrative division code
Subdistricts
Nanyuan SubdistrictChinese: 南苑街道Uighur; Uyghur: جەنۇبى باغچا كوچا باشقارمىسىKazakh: وڭتۇستىك باقشا ءمالى باسقارماسى654202001
Hongqiao SubdistrictChinese: 虹桥街道Uighur; Uyghur: قىزىل كۆۋرۈك كوچا باشقارمىسىKazakh: قىزىل كوپىر ءمالى باسقارماسى654202002
Xinshiqu SubdistrictChinese: 新市区街道Uighur; Uyghur: يېڭىشەھەر رايونى كوچا باشقارمىسىKazakh: جاڭا قالا ايماعى ءمالى باسقارماسى654202003
Xicheng SubdistrictChinese: 西城街道Uighur; Uyghur: غەربىي شەھەر كوچا باشقارمىسىKazakh: باتىس قالا ءمالى باسقارماسى654202006
Kuihe SubdistrictChinese: 奎河街道Uighur; Uyghur: كۈيتۇن دەرياسى كوچا باشقارمىسىKazakh: كۇيتۇن وزەنى ءمالى باسقارماسى654202007
Towns
Baiyanggou TownChinese: 白杨沟镇Uighur; Uyghur: بەيياڭگۇ بازىرى (ئاق تېرەك سەي)Kazakh: اق تەرەك ساي قالاشىعى654202100
Hatubuh TownChinese: 哈图布呼镇Uighur; Uyghur: خاتۇبۇخ بازىرىKazakh: حاتۋبۇحى قالاشىعى654202101
Huanggong TownChinese: 皇宫镇Uighur; Uyghur: خۇاڭگۇڭ بازىرىKazakh: حۇاڭگۇڭ قالاشىعى654202102
Chepaizi TownChinese: 车排子镇Uighur; Uyghur: چېپەيزە بازىرىKazakh: شەپەيزى قالاشىعى654202103
Ganhezi TownChinese: 甘河子镇Uighur; Uyghur: گەنخوزا بازىرىKazakh: گانحىزى قالاشىعى654202104
Baiquan TownChinese: 百泉镇Uighur; Uyghur: يۈزبۇلاق (بەيچۇەن) بازىرىKazakh: جۇزبۇلاق قالاشىعى654202105
Qigixor TownChinese: 四棵树镇Uighur; Uyghur: چىگىشور بازىرىKazakh: شىگىشور قالاشىعى654202106
Gurtu TownChinese: 古尔图镇Uighur; Uyghur: گۇرتۇ بازىرىKazakh: گۇرتى (تالدى) قالاشىعى654202107
Xihu TownChinese: 西湖镇Uighur; Uyghur: شىخۇ بازىرىKazakh: شيحۋ قالاشىعى654202108
Xidagou TownChinese: 西大沟镇Uighur; Uyghur: شىداگۇ بازىرىKazakh: شيداگۋ قالاشىعى654202109
Townships
Bashisihu TownshipChinese: 八十四户乡Uighur; Uyghur: باشىسىخۇ يېزىسىKazakh: باسحۋ اۋىلى654202200
Jiahezi TownshipChinese: 夹河子乡Uighur; Uyghur: جاخوزا يېزىسىKazakh: جياحىزى اۋىلى654202201
Jiujianlou TownshipChinese: 九间楼乡Uighur; Uyghur: جۇجەنلۇ يېزىسىKazakh: جيۋجاندىر اۋىلى654202202
Shiqiao TownshipChinese: 石桥乡Uighur; Uyghur: شىچاۋ يېزىسىKazakh: شىچياۋ اۋىلى654202203
Toutai TownshipChinese: 头台乡Uighur; Uyghur: توتەي يېزىسىKazakh: دۋتاي اۋىلى654202204
Ethnic townships
Jirgilti Golin Mongol Ethnic TownshipChinese: 吉尔格勒特郭愣蒙古民族乡Uighur; Uyghur: چىرگىلتى گولىن موڭغۇل يېزىسىKazakh: جىرعىلتىگوليىن موڭعۇل ۇلتتىق اۋىلى(Mongolian)

Mongolian: Жаргиолд Голын монгол үндэстэний шиян
654202205
Tablihat Mongol Ethnic TownshipChinese: 塔布勒合特蒙古民族乡Uighur; Uyghur: تابىلخات موڭغۇل يېزىسىKazakh: تابىلعات موڭعۇل ۇلتتىق اۋىلى(Mongolian)

Mongolian: Тавилхат монгол үндэстэний шиян
654202206

Others

Notes and References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/xinjiang/admin/ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. The official spelling according to Chinese: Zhōngguó dìmínglù, Chinese: 中国地名录 (Beijing, SinoMaps Press Chinese: 中国地图出版社 1997);