Yizhou (; zh, s=伊州
, p=Yīzhōu) is the central
district
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of the
Hami
Hami ( zh, c=哈密) or Kumul () is a prefecture-level city in eastern Xinjiang, China. It is well known for sweet Hami melons. In early 2016, the former Hami county-level city merged with Hami Prefecture to form the Hami prefecture-level city ...
prefecture-level city
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, in
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
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,
China
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. Its population was 472,175 at the end of 2010. It was known as Hami
county-level city
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until February 2016, when it was merged with the Hami Prefecture to form the Hami prefecture-level city and the county-level city was renamed Yizhou District. Xingxingxia (Singsingsia) town () is located on the border with
Gansu
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.
On February 4, 2021, the city of
Xinxing (Yengi Yultuz), along with several farms and ranches belonging to
XPCC were separated from Yizhou District, and formed an independent county-level city.
Subdivisions
Yizhou District is divided into 5
subdistricts, 7
towns
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, 10
townships, 2
ethnic townships.
Demographics
The statistic below also includes the now independent
Xinxing (Yengi Yultuz) City.
Climate
Notes
References
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Populated places in Xinjiang
Hami