Shuimogou, Ürümqi

Shuimogou
水磨沟区بۇلاقتاغ رايونى
Location in Ürümqi
Shuimogou
Location of the seat in Xinjiang
Shuimogou
Shuimogou (Xinjiang)
Shuimogou
Shuimogou (China)
Coordinates: 43°48′N 87°35′E / 43.800°N 87.583°E / 43.800; 87.583
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Prefecture-level cityÜrümqi
District seatShuitashan Subdistrict
Area
  Total
280.1 km2 (108.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
549,576
  Density2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.xjsmgq.gov.cn
Shuimogou, Ürümqi
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese水磨沟区
Traditional Chinese水磨溝區
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShuǐmógōu Qū
Uyghur name
Uyghurبۇلاقتاغ رايونى
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiBulaqtagh Rayoni

Shuimogou District or Bulaqtagh District (Chinese: 水磨沟区; pinyin: Shuǐmógōu Qū; Uyghur: بۇلاقتاغ رايونى, romanized: Bulaqtagh Rayoni) is one of 7 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Ürümqi, the capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Northwest China. It contains an area of 91 km2 (35 sq mi). According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 150,000.