Anningqu

Anningqu
安宁渠
Town
安宁渠镇
Anningqu

Location in Xinjiang

Coordinates: 43°58′46″N 87°30′17″E / 43.97944°N 87.50472°E / 43.97944; 87.50472Coordinates: 43°58′46″N 87°30′17″E / 43.97944°N 87.50472°E / 43.97944; 87.50472
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. 1 2 3 Hudong Encyclopedia

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