Huyanghe

Huyanghe (Chinese: 胡杨河) is a county-level city in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. It is geographically located in Tacheng Prefecture of Northwestern Xinjiang, but is directly administered by the 7th Division of XPCC.[1]

Huyanghe

胡杨河市 · خۇياڭخې شەھىرى
County-level & Sub-prefectural city
Huyanghe
Location in Xinjiang
Coordinates: 44°41′33″N 84°49′30″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Established6 December 2019
Area
  Total678 km2 (262 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total12,000
  Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Huyanghe
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese胡杨河
Traditional Chinese胡楊河
Uyghur name
Uyghurخۇياڭخې شەھىرى

The city was formerly the settled and cultivated areas of the 130th Regiment of the 7th Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC).

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