Yumen City
Yumen
玉门市 | |
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Yuzehu Park, Yumen, Gansu Province | |
Location of Yumen City (pink) within Jiuquan City (yellow) and Gansu | |
| Coordinates: 39°50′N 97°34′E / 39.833°N 97.567°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Jiuquan |
| Municipal seat | Yumen Town |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,500 km2 (5,200 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,507 m (4,944 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 137,736 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 735211 |
| Area code | 0937 |
| Website | www |
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Yumen (simplified Chinese: 玉门; traditional Chinese: 玉門; pinyin: Yùmén, literally, "Jade Gate") is a city in western Gansu province, China. It is a county-level city with a population of 106,812 (2002 est.), and is part of Jiuquan "prefecture-level city" (a multi-county administrative unit). It is located on the Silk Road and is best known for its oil production.
The city's name is often confused with the Yumen Guan or Jade Gate which is the frontier-pass of ancient times, the entrance to the old Silk Roads, which was situated not far to the west of Dunhuang. Although both Yumen City and Yumen Gate are within Jiuquan, the latter is some 400 kilometres (250 mi) to the west from the former.