Xinjiang
Map of Xinjiang
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Height
-157 m (-515 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2500 m (8200 ft), 3000 m (9840 ft), 4000 m (13120 ft), 5000 m (16400 ft), 6000 m (19690 ft), Max altitude 8526 m (27970 ft)Permanent snow and iceWinter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Xinjiang
Height from south to north in Xinjiang
1Yarkand1 030 to 5 007 m2Tarim877 to 1 047 m3Irtysh420 to 2 400 m
Natural Earth · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Ürümqi
Population: 25,852,345 (Wikidata, 2020)
Area: 1,664,897 km² / 642,820 sq mi
Created: 1955
Subdivisions: 27
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: K2 (8 611 m)
Lowest point: Ayding Lake (−157 m), the lowest point of China
Borders
- Khovd Province — Northeast
- Bayan-Ölgii Province — North
- Gansu — East
- Qinghai — Southeast
- Tibet Autonomous Region — South
- Naryn Region — West
- Issyk-Kul Region — West
Technical Information
Website: xinjiang.gov.cn