Gaochang or Karahoja (, ; zh, c=高昌, p=Gāochāng), is the only

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and the seat of the

oasis In ecology, an oasis (; : oases ) is a fertile area of a desert or semi-desert environment Turpan Turpan () or Turfan ( zh, s=吐鲁番) is a prefecture-level city located in the east of the Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of Xinjiang, China. It has an area of and a population of 693,988 (2020). The historical center of the ...

, in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region,

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. Its population was at the end of 2003.

Name

According to the municipal government of

Turpan Turpan () or Turfan ( zh, s=吐鲁番) is a prefecture-level city located in the east of the Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of Xinjiang, China. It has an area of and a population of 693,988 (2020). The historical center of the ...

, the district is named after the ancient city of Gaochang. It was also proposed that the district be named after Ayding Lake.

History

The district was created on 12 April 2015 after

was upgraded from a

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into a

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. The district has the same size and population as the former Turpan county-level city.

Demographics

Subdivisions

Gaochang District is divided into 4 subdistricts, 5

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, 3 townships and 1 other township-level division.

Climate

Gaochang District has a cold-desert climate (

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''Dwa''). The average annual temperature in Gaochang is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around and lowest in January, at around .

Notes

References

Turpan National Famous Historical and Cultural City Long stubs with short prose {{Xinjiang-geo-stub