Korla

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Korla
库尔勒市 (Chinese)
كورلا شەھىرى (Uyghur)
ᠺᠦᠷᠡᠯ᠎ᠡ
ᠬᠣᠲᠠ
 (Mongolian)
ᡍᡆᡃᠷᠯᠠᠯ
ᡍᡆᡐᡆᠨ
 (Oirat)
Kurla, Kuerle
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Location of Korla City (pink) in Bayingolin Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
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Location of the city centre in Xinjiang
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Korla (Xinjiang)
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Korla
Korla (China)
Coordinates(Korla municipal government): 41°43′33″N86°10′29″E / 41.7259°N 86.1746°E / 41.7259; 86.1746
Country China
Autonomous region Xinjiang
Autonomous prefecture Bayingolin
Municipal seat Xincheng Subdistrict
Area
7,219.48 km2 (2,787.46 sq mi)
  Urban
[1]
246 km2 (95 sq mi)
Population
 (2020) [2]
779,352
  Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
   Urban
 (2018) [3]
770,000
  Urban density3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
841000 [4]
Area code 0996
Website www.xjkel.gov.cn
كورلا

    Citations

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    Sources

    Korla
    Chinese name
    Simplified Chinese 库尔勒
    Traditional Chinese 庫爾勒
    Literal meaning Krorain
    Transcriptions
    Standard Mandarin
    Hanyu Pinyin Kù'ěrlè
    Wade–Giles Kʻu⁴-êrh³-lê⁴
    Transcriptions
    Latin Yëziqi Korla
    Yengi Yeziⱪ Korla
    SASM/GNC Korla
    Siril Yëziqi Корла

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