Wusu
For the airport, see Taiyuan Wusu Airport.
| Wusu 乌苏市 • شيحۋ قالاسى • ۋۇسۇ شەھىرى (Chinese) • (Uyghur) • (Kazakh) | |
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| County-level city | |
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Wusu CBD | |
.png) Location of the county | |
  Wusu Location within China | |
| Coordinates: 44°27′N 84°38′E / 44.450°N 84.633°ECoordinates: 44°27′N 84°38′E / 44.450°N 84.633°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture | Tacheng Prefecture |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14,394 km2 (5,558 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 210,000 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
Wusu (Sixw) (Uyghur: ۋۇسۇ, Усу; simplified Chinese: 乌苏; traditional Chinese: 烏蘇; pinyin: Wūsū; also known as Usu; Kazakh: وسۋ, Шихв) is a county-level city with more than 100,000 residents in Xinjiang, China. It is a part of Tacheng Prefecture of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. Oil-production is a major part of the economy while the county is an oasis in the Dzungarian Basin. Wusu lies between the major cities of Bole and Shihezi in Northern Xinjiang and west of Urumqi and Kuitun, south of Karamay.
Transport
Wusu is served by China National Highway 312, the Northern Xinjiang and the Second Ürümqi-Jinghe Railways.
See also
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