Tacheng
County-level city in Xinjiang, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tacheng[2] (Chinese: 塔城), also known as Tarbagatay, Chuguchak[3] or Qoqek,[4] is a county-level city and the administrative seat of Tacheng Prefecture, in northern Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang. The Chinese name "Tacheng" is an abbreviation of "Tarbagatay City", a reference to the Tarbagatay Mountains. Tacheng is located in the Dzungarian Basin, some 10 km (6.2 mi) from the Chinese border with Kazakhstan. For a long time it has been a major center for trade with Central Asia because it is an agricultural hub. Its industries include food processing, textiles, and utilities.
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Tacheng
Tarbagatay, Chuguchak, Qoqek | |
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Coordinates (Tacheng municipal government): 46°45′06″N 82°59′13″E | |
Country | China |
Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
Prefecture | Tacheng |
Municipal seat | Heping Subdistrict |
Area | |
• Total | 3,991.9 km2 (1,541.3 sq mi) |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 158,098 |
• Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard[lower-alpha 1]) |
Postal code | 834700 |
Website | www |
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Chinese name | |||||||||||
Chinese | 塔城 | ||||||||||
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Chinese | 缺切克 | ||||||||||
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Chinese | 楚呼楚 | ||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 塔尔巴哈台 | ||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 塔爾巴哈台 | ||||||||||
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Mongolian name | |||||||||||
Mongolian Cyrillic | Тарвагатай | ||||||||||
Mongolian script | ᠲᠠᠷᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠠᠢ | ||||||||||
Uyghur name | |||||||||||
Uyghur | چۆچەك | ||||||||||
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Kazakh name | |||||||||||
Kazakh | شاۋەشەك Sháýeshek | ||||||||||
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Daur | Тарбгьти Tarbgti | ||||||||||
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