Kokdala

Kokdala
可克达拉市
كۆكدالا شەھىرى
County-level & Sub-prefectural city
Kokdala
Location in Xinjiang
Coordinates: 43°56′41″N 81°02′40″E / 43.9448°N 81.0445°E / 43.9448; 81.0445Coordinates: 43°56′41″N 81°02′40″E / 43.9448°N 81.0445°E / 43.9448; 81.0445
Country People's Republic of China
Region Xinjiang
Area
  Total 979.71 km2 (378.27 sq mi)
Population (75000)
  Total 80,000
  Density 82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code 835213
Website www.cocodala.gov.cn
Kokdala
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 可克达拉
Traditional Chinese 可克達拉
Uyghur name
Uyghur
كۆكدالا

Kokdala or Cocodala is a city in northern Xinjiang, China, bordering Kazakhstan's Almaty Region to the west. Administratively, it is a county-level city under the direct administration of the regional government, though it is geographically located in the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. On March 18, 2015, the city was created as the eighth city of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. The city covers a land area of 980 square km and has a population of around 80,000.[1]

References

  1. "China's Xinjiang establishes eighth "corps city"". china.org.cn.
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