Ruoqiang Town
Ruoqiang
چاقىلىق 若羌镇 Charklik, Qakilik, Jo-ch'iang | |
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A mosque in Ruoqiang | |
| Coordinates: 39°01′05″N 88°10′05″E / 39.01806°N 88.16806°E | |
| Country | China |
| Region | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture | Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture |
| County | Ruoqiang |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 897 m (2,943 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 9,872 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 841800 |
| Telephone area code | 0966 |
Ruoqiang Town Chinese: 若羌; pinyin: Ruòqiāng; Uyghur: Чакилик: Qakilik or Charklik is a town in Ruoqiang County, Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in southeastern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. Ruoqiang Town is the county seat of the Ruoqiang County, and therefore is the place that less detailed maps label as "Ruoqiang County" or just "Ruoqiang". The postal code is 841 800.
There is a two-laned asphalt highway to Korla, 490 km (304 mi) north, and 956 km (594 mi) west to Hotan. There is no motorable road east to Dunhuang in Gansu, but one can now drive southeast through the Altun Shan range and then north through part of the Tsaidam to Dunhuang.