What is the provincial capital of Xinjiang?

The provincial capital of Xinjiang is Urumqi.

Urumqi, commonly known as "Urumqi" and formerly known as Dihua, is the capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the political, economic, cultural, scientific, educational and transportation center of Xinjiang. The city covers an area of ??14,216.3 square kilometers and governs 7 districts and 1 county.

Urumqi is located in northwest China, central Xinjiang, the northern foothills of the Tianshan Mountains, the hinterland of the Eurasian continent, adjacent to Central Asian countries, and is known as the "Heart of Asia". It is the most inland and farthest large city from the ocean and coastline in the world.

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The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, referred to as "Xin", with its capital Urumqi, is located in the northwest border of China. It is one of the five ethnic minority autonomous regions in China. With an area of ??1,631,585 square kilometers, it is the largest provincial administrative region in China by land area, accounting for one-sixth of China's total land area. The permanent population is 24.4467 million (at the end of 2017).

Xinjiang is located in the hinterland of the Eurasian continent, with a land border of more than 5,600 kilometers. It borders eight countries: Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Mongolia, India, and Afghanistan. It has historically been a An important passage of the ancient Silk Road, it is now the only place where the second "Eurasian Continental Bridge" must pass, and its strategic location is very important.

Xinjiang currently has 47 ethnic groups, mainly Han, Uyghur, Kazakh, Hui, Mongolian, Kirgiz, Xibe, Tajik, Uzbek, Manchu, Daur, Tatar, Russian and other ethnic groups. It is one of the five ethnic groups in China. One of the ethnic minority autonomous regions. According to the results of the sixth national census, Xinjiang ranks fifth among the 24 provinces and municipalities in the proportion of the population with higher education. Xinjiang will fully implement the 14-year free education policy in southern Xinjiang, promote 14-year free education in other regions, and gradually realize 15 years of free education in the entire region, that is, 3 years of preschool, 6 years of primary school, 3 years of junior high school, and 3 years of high school.

In 60 BC, the central government of the Western Han Dynasty established the Western Region Protectorate, and Xinjiang officially became part of China's territory. In 1884, the Qing government established a province in Xinjiang. Xinjiang was peacefully liberated in 1949. The Xinjiang Autonomous Region was established on October 1, 1955. Xinjiang currently has 14 prefectures, states, and cities, and 89 counties (cities), of which 33 are border counties (cities).

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