Gaochang District

This article is about a district of Turpan city. For other uses, see Gaochang (disambiguation).
Gaochang
高昌区قاراھوجا رايونى
District

City center

Location of Karahoja (red) in Turpan Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Gaochang

Location of the district centre in Xinjiang

Coordinates: 42°59′N 89°11′E / 42.983°N 89.183°E / 42.983; 89.183
Country People's Republic of China
Region Xinjiang
Prefecture-level city Turpan
Township-level divisions 3 subdistricts
2 towns
7 townships
Municipal seat Laocheng Subdistrict (老城街道)
Population (2003)
  Total 254,900
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 838000
Area code(s) 0995

Gaochang (Uyghur: قاراھوجا, Қарахоҗа, ULY: Qarahoja ; Chinese: 高昌; pinyin: Gāochāng), is a district in the oasis city of Turpan, in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Its population was 254,900 at the end of 2003.

Name

According to the municipal government of Turpan, the district is named after the ancient city of Gaochang. It was also proposed that the district be named after Ayding Lake.[1]

History

The district was created on 12 April 2015 after Turpan was upgraded from a county-level city into a prefecture-level city. The district has the same size and population as the former Turpan county-level city.[2]

Subdivisions

Karahoja is divided into 3 subdistricts, 2 towns, 7 townships and 3 other township-level divisions.

References


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