Orku, Karamay

Orku
乌尔禾区ئورقۇ رايونى
Orku in Karamay
Karamay in Xinjiang
Orku
Location of the seat in Xinjiang
Orku
Orku (Xinjiang)
Orku
Orku (China)
Coordinates: 46°05′20″N 85°41′38″E / 46.089°N 85.694°E / 46.089; 85.694
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Prefecture-level cityKaramay
District seatLiushu Street Subdistrict
Area
  Total
2,233 km2 (862 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
17,940
  Density8.0/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.weh.gov.cn
Orku, Karamay
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese乌尔禾区
Traditional Chinese烏爾禾區
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWū'ěrhé Qū
Uyghur name
Uyghurئورقۇ رايونى
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiOrqu Rayoni
Yengi YeziⱪOrⱪu Rayoni
Siril YëziqiОрқу Райони

Orku District (simplified Chinese: 乌尔禾区; traditional Chinese: 烏爾禾區; pinyin: Wū'ěrhé Qū; Uyghur: ئورقۇ رايونى, romanized: Orqu Rayoni, Orⱪu Rayoni, Орқу Райони) is a district of Karamay City, Xinjiang, China. It contains an area of 2,229 km2 (861 sq mi). According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 10,000.

Orku District is supplied with water by the Baiyang River and the Irtysh–Karamay Canal. The canal's Fengcheng Reservoir is located at the northern border of the district, about 15 km (9.3 mi) north of the district's main urban area.