Wujiaqu
五家渠市
ۋۇجياچۈ شەھىرى
County-level & Sub-prefectural city
中国新疆维吾尔族自治区五家渠市 China Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region - panoramio (16).jpg
Wujiaqu (red) in Xinjiang (orange)
Wujiaqu (red) in Xinjiang (orange)
Wujiaqu is located in Dzungaria
Wujiaqu
Wujiaqu
Location of the city centre in Xinjiang
Coordinates: 44°10′01″N 87°32′35″E / 44.167°N 87.543°E / 44.167; 87.543Coordinates: 44°10′01″N 87°32′35″E / 44.167°N 87.543°E / 44.167; 87.543
CountryPeople's Republic of China
RegionXinjiang
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Wujiaqu
Chinese name
Chinese五家渠
Uyghur name
Uyghurۋۇجياچۈ‎

Wujiaqu is a sub-prefecture-level city in the northern part of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Ürümqi.

Demographics

As of 2015, 89,695 (96.4%) of the 93,058 residents of the city were Han Chinese, 1,926 (2.1%) were Hui and 1,437 were from other ethnic groups.[1]

Wujiaqu's population is around 96,000 and predominantly Han Chinese according to the 2010 census. There are also Hui and various other minorities.

Population by ethnicity – 2010 census[2]
Ethnicity Population %
Han 92,372 95.79%
Hui 2,541 2.63%
Mongols 319 0.33%
Kazakhs 232 0.24%
Uyghur 223 0.23%
Tujia 167 0.17%
Manchu 128 0.13%
others 454 0.47%
Total 96,436 100%
Population by ethnicity – 2018 census
The proportion of nationalities in Wujiaqu City
Nationality Percentage
Han People
 
 96.3%
Hui People
 
 2.1%
Mongols
 
 0.5%
Uyghurs
 
 0.1%
Kazakhs
 
 0.1%
Others
 
 0.9%
Source of the population statistics :[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ 3-7 各地、州、市、县(市)分民族人口数 (in Simplified Chinese). شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونى 新疆维吾尔自治区统计局 Statistic Bureau of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. 15 March 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. ^ Stanley W. Toops (August 2012). Susan M. Walcott; Corey Johnson (eds.). Eurasian Corridors of Interconnection: From the South China to the Caspian Sea. Routledge. pp. 65–66. ISBN 978-1135078751.
  3. ^ 3-7 各地、州、市、县(市)分民族人口数 [3-7 Population by Nationality by Prefecture, State, City and County (City)]. tjj.xinjiang.gov.cn (in Chinese). Statistical Bureau of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. 2020-06-10. Archived from the original on 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2021-06-11.


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