What is the population of Kuqa, Xinjiang?

Kuqa has a population of approximately 186,300 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Kuqa, Xinjiang located?

Kuqa is located in Xinjiang, China, at approximate coordinates 41.7135°, 82.9544°.

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Kuqa

Total population

186,300

Elevation1072 m

Land area14525.13 km²

Coordinates41.71°, 82.95°

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City facts

Elevation

1072 m

Area

14525.13 km²

Official website

www.xjkc.gov.cn

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Overview

Kuqa is a county-level city in Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. It is located in the center of Xinjiang, where the northern limit of the Tarim Basin meets the southern foot of the Tian Shan mountains. The area was once the site of the ancient Buddhist kingdom of Kucha, an important Central Asian state during the height of the Silk Road. The Uyghur-majority city is known for its Buddhist caves and temple ruins which predate the arrival of Islam.

History & geography

History

The archaeological excavation of Neolithic cultural sites, such as the (), indicates that ancient human activity occurred in the area of present-day city as early as 12,000 years ago. According to the Book of Han (completed in 111 CE), Kucha was the largest of the "Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions", with a population of 81,317, including 21,076 persons able to bear arms. In 630, Xuanzang, a well-known Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveller and translator, visited Kucha during the early Tang dynasty. In the book Hudud al-'Alam, written in 982 by an unknown Arab or Persian writer and presented to Abu'l Haret Muhammad of Guzgan (present-day northern Afghanistan), the following is written regarding Kucha: Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat, a military general, in his book Tarikh-i-Rashidi used the name Kūsān for Kucha. Mahmud Kashgari, in his Compendium of Turkic Languages (Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk), wrote the following about Kucha: "It is one of the cities built by Zülqarnayin" (Alexander the Great). He also wrote that Kucha was a Uyghur town. In 1758, the Qing dynasty took control of the area, and the Chinese transliteration Kuche () was made the name of the area. Kucha was made a county in 1913, within the fourth district of Xinjiang Province. In 1930, Xinjiang was partitioned into 12 districts to establish Tokesu County. On 20 December 2019, Kuqa County was disestablished and Kuqa City was created in its place.

Geography

Kuqa is located at the southern periphery of the Tian Shan range, the northern portion of the Tarim Basin, and the centre of Xinjiang. It occupies part of the northeastern portion of Aksu Prefecture, bordering Xinhe County and Xayar County, as well as Luntai County and Heiing County in the Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture. The city has a continental desert climate (Köppen BWk), with an average annual precipitation of , a majority of which occurs in summer. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, and the annual mean is . The frost-free period lasts for 266 days on average. With monthly per cent possible sunshine ranging from 54% in March to 69% in September and October, sunshine is abundant and the city receives 2,712 hours of bright sunshine annually.

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