What was Urumqi used to be called?

Urumqi, commonly known as Urumqi, was originally named Dihua. It is the capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the political, economic, cultural, scientific, educational and transportation center of Xinjiang. The whole city covers an area of 142 16.3 square kilometers and governs 7 districts 1 county. At the end of 20 17, the resident population was 3.504 million.

Urumqi was originally a city developed by Xinjiang Garrison in Qing Dynasty. 1763, Qingganlong expanded its fortification and changed its name to Dihua. Dihua became the capital of Xinjiang province from 65438 to 0884, and has since become the political center of Xinjiang. 1954 Dihua changed its name to Urumqi, which means "beautiful pasture" in Mongolian.

Urumqi is a national garden city in China, a national model city of double support, an excellent tourist city in China, a national model city of national unity and progress, and a national civilized city.

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Geographical location: Urumqi is located in the northwest of China, in the middle of Xinjiang, in the hinterland of Eurasia, at the northern foot of North Tianshan Mountain and in the south of Junggar Basin. Bordering Turpan along Tage, Cakmak and Dahe to the east; The west is bounded by Toutunhe and changji city; Carata Ge-Qizil in the south is adjacent to Nanshan mining area, and the protruding part turns to the southeast, connecting with Toksun County along the east of Vizlock-Aragou.

South of Shazegeling Line 3 is adjacent to Heshuo; The southwest is adjacent to Hejing County; It borders Jimsar County and fukang city along Bogda Ridge in the north. It is located at 86 37' 33 "-88 58' 24" east longitude and 42 45' 32 "-45 00' 00" north latitude.

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