Dabancheng District
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The Dabancheng District is a district within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administrative jurisdiction of the Ürümqi City. Located southeast of Ürümq urban area, it contains an area of 5,042 km2. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 40,000.
The district seat of government is the town
of the same name (Dabancheng Town).
Human habitation and irrigated agriculture in this arid area are made possibleprimarily by streams flowing south from the Bogda Shan
range, which is located on the northern border of the district. The water that is not used up for irrigation locally flows into the district's several small lakes (Yanhu, Xiao Yanhu, and Chaiwopu Lake), or down the Baichang River into the Toksun County
.
The district seat of government is the town
Town (China)
When referring to political divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese 鎮 . It is a fourth-level administrative unit, i.e...
of the same name (Dabancheng Town).
Human habitation and irrigated agriculture in this arid area are made possibleprimarily by streams flowing south from the Bogda Shan
Bogda Shan
The Bogda Shan range is part of the eastern Tien Shan mountains, and located in Xinjiang, some 60 km east of Ürümqi. The highest elevation is Bogda Feng, at 5445 m....
range, which is located on the northern border of the district. The water that is not used up for irrigation locally flows into the district's several small lakes (Yanhu, Xiao Yanhu, and Chaiwopu Lake), or down the Baichang River into the Toksun County
Toksun County
The Toksun County is a county within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China and is under the administration of the Turpan Prefecture. It contains an area of 16,128 km2. According to the 2002 census, it then had a population of 110,000...
.