Xinshi, Ürümqi

Xinshi
新市区يېڭىشەھەر رايونى
New Urban Area
Xinshi in Ürümqi
Xinshi
Location of the seat in Xinjiang
Xinshi
Xinshi (Xinjiang)
Xinshi
Xinshi (China)
Coordinates: 43°50′38″N 87°34′26″E / 43.844°N 87.574°E / 43.844; 87.574
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Prefecture-level cityÜrümqi
District seatGaoxin Street Subdistrict
Area
  Total
158.7 km2 (61.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,011,440
  Density6,400/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.uhdz.gov.cn
Xinshi, Ürümqi
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese新市区
Traditional Chinese新市區
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīnshì Qū
Uyghur name
Uyghurيېڭىشەھەر رايونى
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiYëngisheher Rayoni
Yengi YeziⱪYengixəhər Rayoni
Siril YëziqiЙеңишәхәр Райони

Xinshi District (Chinese: 新市区; pinyin: Xīnshì Qū; Uyghur: يېڭىشەھەر رايونى, romanized: Yéngisheher Rayoni, Yengixəhər Rayoni, Йеңишәхәр Райони) is one of 7 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Ürümqi, the capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Northwest China.

Xinshi District is also known by its external name Ürümqi high-tech Industrial Development Zone (Chinese: 乌鲁木齐高新技术产业开发区; Uyghur: يۇقىرى، يېڭى تېخنىكىلىق كەسىپلەر تەرەققىيات رايونى). It contains an area of 142 km2 (55 sq mi). According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 360,000. Diwopu Airport is in the township.

When it existed, China Xinjiang Airlines had its headquarters on the airport property.