Xinjiang

autonomous region in China
AdministrativeArea autonomous_region_of_china Q34800
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Xinjiang

Summary

Xinjiang is an autonomous region of China[1]. Xinjiang draws 4,382 Wikipedia views per month (autonomous_region_of_china category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • Xinjiang is located in People's Republic of China[3].
  • Xinjiang is in the country of People's Republic of China[4].
  • Xinjiang's head of government is recorded as Erkin Tuniyaz[5].
  • Xinjiang's image is recorded as Ürümqi skyline, Xinjiang, China, 2004.jpg[6].
  • Xinjiang's image is recorded as Xinjiang Space View.jpg[7].
  • Xinjiang's instance of is recorded as autonomous region of China[8].
  • Xinjiang's capital is recorded as Ürümqi[9].
  • Xinjiang's shares border with is recorded as Qinghai[10].
  • Xinjiang's shares border with is recorded as Gansu[11].
  • Xinjiang's shares border with is recorded as Tibet Autonomous Region[12].
  • Xinjiang's shares border with is recorded as Altai Republic[13].
  • Xinjiang's shares border with is recorded as Osh Region[14].
  • Xinjiang's shares border with is recorded as Naryn Region[15].
  • Xinjiang's shares border with is recorded as Issyk-Kul Region[16].
  • Xinjiang's shares border with is recorded as Khovd Province[17].
  • Xinjiang's shares border with is recorded as Bayan-Ölgii Province[18].
  • Xinjiang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ürümqi[19].
  • Xinjiang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Karamay[20].
  • Xinjiang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Turpan[21].
  • Xinjiang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hami[22].
  • Xinjiang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture[23].
  • Xinjiang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture[24].
  • Xinjiang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture[25].
  • Xinjiang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture[26].
  • Xinjiang's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture[27].

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Geography

Xinjiang is in the country of People's Republic of China[4]. Xinjiang is located in People's Republic of China[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+21813334'}[28] and {'amount': '+25852345'}[29].

Designation and Status

Xinjiang's instance of is recorded as autonomous region of China[8].

History and Context

+1955-10-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Xinjiang[30].

Why It Matters

Xinjiang draws 4,382 Wikipedia views per month (autonomous_region_of_china category, ranking #1 of 5).[2] Xinjiang has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Xinjiang is known by 235 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . Tabulation on 2020 China Population Census by County. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Mheying · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains the administrative territorial entity Ürümqi, Karamay, Turpan +23
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P150]]: [[Q139408867]]"
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