Xinshi District ( zh, s=新市区, p=Xīnshì Qū; ug, يېڭىشەھەر رايونى, translit=Yéngisheher Rayoni, Yengixəhər Rayoni, ) is one of 7
urban districts of the
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of China' ...
of
Wulumuqi, the capital of
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...
,
Northwest
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China
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. It contains an area of . According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 360,000.
Diwopu Airport is in the township.
When it existed,
China Xinjiang Airlines had its headquarters on the airport property.
["World Airline Directory." '']Flight International
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''. 1–7 April 1998
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"Diwopu International Airport, Urumqi, 830016, Xinjiang, China."
References
County-level divisions of Xinjiang
Ürümqi
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