Which city does Korla belong to?

Korla belongs to the Bayingol Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang.

Korla City (Korla), a county-level city (quasi-prefecture-level city), the capital of the Bayingol Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang, was established on September 30, 1979. Korla City is located in the heart of Eurasia and Xinjiang, on the northeastern edge of the Tarim Basin, leaning against the Kuruk Mountains and Hora Mountains, branches of the Tianshan Mountains, to the north, and only 70 meters away from the Taklimakan Desert, the world's second largest desert, the "Sea of ??Death", in the south. Kilometers, it is the throat of the middle route of the ancient Silk Road and one of the birthplaces of Western Region culture. It is an important transportation hub and material distribution center in northern and southern Xinjiang, and is also an important political, economic and cultural center in the region.

"Korla" means "looking out" in Uyghur. It is also known as "Pear City" because of its rich production of "Korla Fragrant Pears", which are famous both at home and abroad. It is the first "National Civilized City" in the five northwest provinces.

The city's administrative area covers an area of ??7,268 square kilometers, with a length of 127 kilometers from east to west and a width of 105 kilometers from north to south. The urban built-up area covers an area of ??110 square kilometers, with a permanent population of 550,000 and a floating population of nearly 400,000. There are 23 ethnic groups including Han, Uyghur, Hui, and Mongolian. Among them, the Han population accounts for approximately 69.9% of the total population, and ethnic minorities account for approximately 69.9% of the total population. one-third of the population.

Korla City has jurisdiction over 9 townships, 3 towns, 5 state-owned agricultural, animal husbandry and horticultural farms, 5 sub-district offices, 3 state-owned agricultural, animal husbandry and horticultural farms and 3 agricultural regiment farms affiliated to the Second Agricultural Division. The city is home to the headquarters of the Second Agricultural Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, the Tarim Oilfield Branch of PetroChina, and the Korla Office of the Southern Xinjiang Railway.

In 2012, the GDP is expected to be 58.13 billion yuan; local fiscal revenue is 4.26 billion yuan, the per capita disposable income of urban residents is 18,100 yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers and herdsmen is 13,356 yuan.

In recent years, Korla City has won the National Sanitary City, the China Human Settlements Environment Model Award, the National Science and Technology Progress Demonstration City, the National Double Support Model City for four consecutive years, the first batch of China's Excellent Tourism Cities, and the National Environmental Protection It has won national honorary titles such as Model City, China's Top Ten Charming Cities, National Garden City, and National Civilized City. It is the only "National Civilized City" in the five northwest provinces.

Korla has a warm temperate continental arid climate, with a total sunshine time of 2990 hours, an average frost-free period of 210 days, an average annual temperature of 11.4°C, with a minimum of –28°C, an average annual precipitation of 58.6 mm, and a maximum annual evaporation of 2788.2 mm, the dominant wind direction is northeasterly.

Korla City is a good place for tourism and adventure. There are many cultural relics and scenic spots in the territory, the most famous of which is the five-star hotel Korla Kangcheng Jianguo International Hotel located in Tiemenguan in the north of the city. There are also Wangziqian Ancient City, Tuowuqi Ancient City, Ericman Ancient City, Kulchu Mound Ruins and ancient pottery relics. Bosten Lake connected to Korla is also a good place for lotus viewing and sightseeing. The tourism projects currently developed include: "Tianshan Grassland, Swan Lake, Kuqa Thousand Buddha Caves, and Taklimakan Seven-Day Tour", "Taklamakan Tour" "Ten-day Silk Road Tour", "Tianshan Grassland Herding Folk Customs Tour", Loulan Ancient City Adventure Tour, Altyn Mountain Wildlife Tour, Hunting Tour, West Sea Fishing Village Resort Tour, Korla City, etc.

Korla City. It has a long history and was the choke point of the ancient Silk Road. In 630 AD, the Buddhist monk Xuanzang passed through Korla on his journey to the West. Most of the city once belonged to the Quli Kingdom, one of the 36 ancient Western Kingdoms. There have been human activities in the basin. During the Shenjue period of the Western Han Dynasty, the Western Regions Protectorate built Qilou City in what is now the Kongque River Delta. Later, Qilou City evolved into Jueli City in the Eastern Han Dynasty and Liulu City in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Kunlu City in the Yuan Dynasty was under the management of Sanpinbo and was under the jurisdiction of the Karashaer Minister in the 6th year of the Republic of China. It was established as a county in 1926 and belonged to the Yanqi Administrative Inspectorate. In 1939, Korla was promoted from a administrative bureau to a county. After the founding of New China, Korla County became the seat of the Korla Administrative Office and the party and government leadership of Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture. In June, the State Council approved the establishment of Korla City from Korla County. In 1984, the county and city were merged.