page_title: Ürümqi County
hierarchical_section_title: Ürümqi County
caption_attribution_description: Location of Ürümqi Prefecture (yellow) within Xinjiang autonomous region of China Map drawn in september 2007 using various sources, mainly&#160;: Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region administrative regions GIS data: 1:1M, County level, 1990 Xinjiang Counties map from www.hua2.com Urumqi Prefecture map from map.vbgood.com
context_page_description: Ürümqi County is a county of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Northwest China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Ürümqi, the capital of Xinjiang. It contains an area of 4,601 km² and according to the 2002 census has a population of 80,000.
  According to Xingjian geographic graduate school of Chinese Section College, the geographical midpoint of Asia is located within the county. Urumqi Glacier No.1, the glacier closest to an urban area in the world is also in the county.
context_section_description: Ürümqi County is a county of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Northwest China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Ürümqi, the capital of Xinjiang. It contains an area of 4,601 km² and according to the 2002 census has a population of 80,000.
  According to Xingjian geographic graduate school of Chinese Section College, the geographical midpoint of Asia is located within the county. Urumqi Glacier No.1, the glacier closest to an urban area in the world is also in the county.
caption: Ürümqi City in Xinjiang
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