Xinshi District, Ürümqi

Xinshi
新市区يېڭىشەھەر رايونى
District

Xinshi in Ürümqi
Coordinates: 43°50′38″N 87°34′26″E / 43.844°N 87.574°E / 43.844; 87.574Coordinates: 43°50′38″N 87°34′26″E / 43.844°N 87.574°E / 43.844; 87.574
Country People's Republic of China
Autonomous region Xinjiang
Prefecture-level city Ürümqi
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)

Xinshi District (Chinese: 新市区; pinyin: Xīnshì Qū; Uyghur: يېڭىشەھەر رايونى, Йеңишәхәр Райони, ULY: Yéngisheher Rayoni, UYY: Yengixəhər Rayoni? ) is a district of Ürümqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It contains an area of 142 km2 (55 sq mi). According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 360,000. Diwopu Airport is in the township.

When it existed, China Xinjiang Airlines had its headquarters on the airport property.[1]

References

  1. "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 1–7 April 1998. 57. "Diwopu International Airport, Urumqi, 830016, Xinjiang, China."
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