Country China Established 26 February 2016 Population 47,500 (2016) | Autonomous region Xinjiang Area 687.1 km² Area code 0903 | |
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Time zone China Standard Time (UTC+8) | ||
Kunyu (Chinese: 昆玉) or Kurumkash (Uyghur: Қурумқаш) is a county-level city in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. It is geographically located in Hotan Prefecture of southern Xinjiang, but is directly administered by the Xinjiang regional government.
The city was formerly the settled and cultivated areas of the 224th Regiment of the 14th Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC). In January 2016, the State Council of China approved the establishment of Kunyu City, and it was officially established on 26 February 2016. The city covers an area of 687.13 square kilometres (265.30 sq mi). Kunyu is located 78 kilometres (48 mi) from Hotan city, and is known for its Hotan dates.
References
Kunyu, Xinjiang Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA