Korla

Korla
库尔勒市 (Chinese)
كورلا شەھىرى (Uyghur)
ᠺᠦᠷᠡᠯ᠎ᠡ
ᠬᠣᠲᠠ
 (Mongolian)
ᡍᡆᡃᠷᠯᠠᠯ
ᡍᡆᡐᡆᠨ
 (Oirat)
Kurla, Kuerle
Location of Korla City (pink) in Bayingolin Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Location of Korla City (pink) in Bayingolin Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Korla is located in Bayingolin
Korla
Korla
Location of the city centre in Xinjiang
Korla is located in Xinjiang
Korla
Korla
Korla (Xinjiang)
Korla is located in China
Korla
Korla
Korla (China)
Coordinates (Korla municipal government): 41°43′33″N 86°10′29″E / 41.7259°N 86.1746°E / 41.7259; 86.1746
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Autonomous prefectureBayingolin
Municipal seatXincheng Subdistrict
Area
 • County-level city7,219.48 km2 (2,787.46 sq mi)
 • Urban246 km2 (95 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • County-level city779,352
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
 • Urban
 (2018)[3]
770,000
 • Urban density3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
841000[4]
Area code0996
Websitewww.xjkel.gov.cn
Korla
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese库尔勒
Traditional Chinese庫爾勒
Literal meaningKrorain
Mongolian name
Mongolian scriptᠬᠣᠷᠣᠯ
Uyghur name
Uyghurكورلا

Korla,[5][6] also known as Kurla[7][8][9][10][11] or Kuerle,[6] is the second largest city by population in Xinjiang, China. It is a county-level city and the seat of Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, the largest prefecture of China.

Korla has existed since at least the Han dynasty. Korla is known for its production of fragrant pears and is a production center for the Tarim oil fields.

  1. ^ Cox, W (2018). Demographia World Urban Areas. 14th Annual Edition (PDF). St. Louis: Demographia. p. 22.
  2. ^ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  3. ^ Cox, W (2018). Demographia World Urban Areas. 14th Annual Edition (PDF). St. Louis: Demographia. p. 22.
  4. ^ Area Code and Postal Code in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Archived 2012-07-28 at archive.today (in English)
  5. ^ The official spelling according to 中国地名录. Beijing: SinoMaps Press (中国地图出版社). 1997. ISBN 7-5031-1718-4.
  6. ^ a b Mihray Abdilim, Joshua Lipes (21 September 2020). "Missing Uyghur Confirmed Dead by UN Working Group on Disappearances". Radio Free Asia. Translated by Elise Anderson. Retrieved 23 September 2020. Most recently, Hapiz had been conducting business between Kashgar and Korla (Kuerle)—a county-level city in Bayin'gholin Mongol (Bayinguoleng Menggu) Autonomous Prefecture and the XUAR's second-largest city—several prefectures away.
  7. ^ "EXCAVATIONS iv. In Chinese Turkestan". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 24 September 2020. Large-scale works were undertaken at the site of Šikšin, half-way between the towns of Qara Šahr and Kurla, which occupies a plateau of about 15 hectares.
  8. ^ Kurla (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  9. ^ Journal of the Northwest Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 1935. p. 43. Kurla 庫爾勒
  10. ^ "Mainland Periscope". Taiwan Today. 1 April 1965.
  11. ^ Yang Jikun. "DESCRIPTION OF A NEW PEAR PEST FROM KURLA (LEPIDOPTERA: PYRALIDAE)".


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