Karamay, located in the northwest edge of Junggar Basin in Xinjiang, has jurisdiction over Karamay, Dushanzi, Baijiantan and Wuerhe, with a total area of 7,733 square kilometers and a population of 490,348.
"Karamay" means "black oil" in Uygur language, and it is the only city named after oil in the world. Known as * * * the eldest son of oil, the western holy land of China's oil industry.
geographical position
Karamay City is located in the west of Junggar Basin, with east longitude of 84 44 ′ ~ 861′ and north latitude of 44 7 ′ ~ 46 8 ′. It is adjacent to Gail Mountain in the northwest, the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain in the south and Gurbantunggut Desert in the east. The north and northeast are bordered by Buksaier Mongolian Autonomous County, the southwest is bordered by Toli County, and the south is bordered by Wusu County and Shawan County.
The central and eastern parts are open and flat, leaning towards the center of Junggar basin. The widest point of the city is 1 10 km, and the longest point from north to south is 240 km. Karamay has a total area of 7733 square kilometers, and the urban area is about 16 square kilometers. The altitude is between 270 and 500 meters. The urban area is 313km away from Urumqi Highway, the capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, with a flying distance of 280km.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Karamay.