Gaochang, Turpan
Gaochang
高昌区 • قاراھوجا رايونى Karahoja, Qarahoja | |
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City center | |
Location of Karahoja (red) in Turpan Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang | |
| Coordinates (Turpan government): 42°57′04″N 89°11′22″E / 42.9512°N 89.1895°E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Turpan |
| Township-level divisions | 3 subdistricts 2 towns 7 townships |
| District seat | Laocheng Road Subdistrict |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,650 km2 (5,270 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 317,443 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 838000 |
| Area code | 0995 |
| Website | gcq |
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| Simplified Chinese | 高昌区 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 高昌區 | ||||||
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| Uyghur | قاراھوجا رايونى | ||||||
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Gaochang or Karahoja (Uyghur: قاراھوجا, romanized: Qarahoja, Қарахоҗа; Chinese: 高昌; pinyin: Gāochāng), is the only district and the seat of the oasis city of Turpan, in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. Its population was 254,900 at the end of 2003.