Kuitun
Encyclopedia
Kuytun or Kuitun is a county-level city
with about 285,000 residents (2000 census) in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
, Xinjiang
. Kuitun is located between Wusu
and Shihezi
on the railway from Urumqi to Kazakhstan
, close to a desert.
The city was historically associated with the Seventh Agricultural Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
, which had run it until 1975, and still continues to administer the county-level city
's Tianbei New District.
Local industries include food processing and textile industries, as well as Kuitun Power Plant.
. It is a railway junction for the Northern Xinjiang
, Second Ürümqi-Jinghe
and Kuytun-Beitun
Railways.
County-level city
A county-level city is a county-level administrative division of mainland China. County-level cities are usually governed by prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by province-level divisions....
with about 285,000 residents (2000 census) in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture , in northernmost Xinjiang, is the only Kazakh autonomous prefecture of the People's Republic of China.-Geography and coordinates:The following figures excludes both Tacheng Prefecture and Altay Prefecture....
, Xinjiang
Xinjiang
Xinjiang is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. It is the largest Chinese administrative division and spans over 1.6 million km2...
. Kuitun is located between Wusu
Wusu
Wusu can also refer to Taiyuan Wusu Airport.Wusu is a county-level city with more than 100,000 residents in Xinjiang. It is a part of Tacheng Prefecture of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. Wusu is a city, where oil-production is a major part of the economy...
and Shihezi
Shihezi
Shihezi is a sub-prefecture-level city in northern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China.-Demography:Shihezi is the second largest city in Xinjiang, after Urumqi....
on the railway from Urumqi to Kazakhstan
Lanxin railway
The Lanzhou−Xinjiang Railway or Lanxin Railway is the longest railway in northwestern China. It runs from Lanzhou, Gansu, through the Hexi Corridor, to Ürümqi, in the Xinjiang. It is Xinjiang's only rail link with the rest of China...
, close to a desert.
The city was historically associated with the Seventh Agricultural Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
The Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps , known as XPCC, the PCC or Bingtuan for short, is a unique economic and semi-military governmental organization in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. The XPCC has administrative authority over several medium-sized...
, which had run it until 1975, and still continues to administer the county-level city
County-level city
A county-level city is a county-level administrative division of mainland China. County-level cities are usually governed by prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by province-level divisions....
's Tianbei New District.
Local industries include food processing and textile industries, as well as Kuitun Power Plant.
Transport
Kuytun is served by China National Highway 312China National Highway 312
China National Highway 312 , also referred to as Route 312 or The Mother Road, is an important highway that runs east-west across the breadth of People's Republic of China. It begins at the port city Shanghai and ends at Khorgas in the Ili River valley, on the border with Kazakhstan. In total it...
. It is a railway junction for the Northern Xinjiang
Northern Xinjiang Railway
The Northern Xinjiang Railway or Beijiang Railway is a railway in Xinjiang, China between Urumqi, the regional capital of Xinjiang and Alashankou on the border with Kazakhstan...
, Second Ürümqi-Jinghe
Second Ürümqi-Jinghe Railway
The Second Ürümqi-Jinghe Railway or Wujing Line No. 2 is a double-track railway in Xinjiang, China between Ürümqi, the regional capital of Xinjiang and Jinghe...
and Kuytun-Beitun
Kuytun-Beitun Railway
The Kuytun-Beitun Railway or Kuibei Railway is a single-track railway in Xinjiang, China between Kuytun and Beitun. The railway branches from the Northern Xinjiang Railway at Kuytun and heads north across the Junggar Basin to Beitun, near Altay, passing through Karamay, Urho, and Fuhai...
Railways.