Korla
Korla
Kurla, Kuerle | |
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Location of Korla City (pink) in Bayingolin Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang | |
| Coordinates (Korla municipal government): 41°43′33″N 86°10′29″E / 41.7259°N 86.1746°E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
| Autonomous prefecture | Bayingolin |
| Municipal seat | Xincheng Subdistrict |
| Area | |
| 7,219.48 km2 (2,787.46 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 246 km2 (95 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 779,352 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| • Urban (2018) | 770,000 |
| • Urban density | 3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 841000 |
| Area code | 0996 |
| Website | www |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 库尔勒 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 庫爾勒 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Krorain | ||||||||||
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| Mongolian name | |||||||||||
| Mongolian script | ᠬᠣᠷᠣᠯ | ||||||||||
| Uyghur name | |||||||||||
| Uyghur | كورلا | ||||||||||
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Korla, also known as Kurla or Kuerle, is the second largest city by population in Xinjiang, China. It is a county-level city and the seat of Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, the largest prefecture of China.
Korla has existed since at least the Han dynasty. Korla is known for its production of fragrant pears and is a production center for the Tarim oil fields.