Changji is a
county-level city
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situated about west of the regional capital,
Ürümqi
Ürümqi, , is the capital of the Xinjiang, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwestern China. With a census population of 4 million in 2020, Ürümqi is the second-largest city in China's northwestern interior after Xi'an, also the ...
in Northern
Xinjiang
Xinjiang,; , SASM/GNC romanization, SASM/GNC: Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Sinkiang, officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People' ...
, 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
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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.
Climate
Subdivisions
Changji is made up of 6
subdistricts, 8
towns
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, 1
township
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, and 1
ethnic township.
Transport
Changji is served by
China National Highway 312, the
Northern Xinjiang and the
Second Ürümqi-Jinghe Railways.
Notes
References
External links
Changji University
County-level divisions of Xinjiang
Populated places in Xinjiang
Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture
National Sanitary City
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