Anningqu

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Anningqu
安宁渠
Town
安宁渠镇
Anningqu is located in Xinjiang
Anningqu
Anningqu
Location in Xinjiang
Anningqu is located in China
Anningqu
Anningqu
Location in China
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Country People's Republic of China
Province Xinjiang
Prefecture Ürümqi
County Ürümqi County
Area
 • Total 28 km2 (11 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 10,554
Time zone China Standard Time[1] (UTC+8)

Anningqu Town (simplified Chinese: 安宁渠; traditional Chinese: 安寧渠; pinyin: Ānníngqú) is a town and suburb of Ürümqi in Xinjiang, in northwestern China. The town, which covers 28 square kilometres, has 5 administrative villages, 21 village groups, and has a total population of 10,554 people.[2]

Anningqu as a town began more than a hundred years ago, and during the Qing dynasty it was a market place for merchants along the Tianshan Road. In 1965 it became the Anningqu Township, one of the official divisions of the prefecture-level city of Ürümqi.[2]

Anningqu Town is located in the northern suburbs of Ürümqi on an alluvial plain and in a temperate arid climate zone. The town has abundant water resources and suitable irrigation for agriculture and animal husbandry.[2]

References

  1. As observed officially. See Xinjiang#Time
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hudong Encyclopedia

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