Urho District

Urho
乌尔禾区ئورقۇ رايونى
District
Country China
Province Xinjiang
Prefecture-level divisions Karamay
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)

Urho District (Chinese: 乌尔禾区; pinyin: Wū'ěrhé Qū; Uyghur: ئورقۇ رايونى, Орқу Райони, ULY: Orqu Rayoni, UYY: Ork̡u Rayoni?) is a district within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administrative jurisdiction of the Karamay City. It contains an area of 2,229 km2. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 10,000.

Urho 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 north of the district's main urban area.

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Coordinates: 46°06′N 85°40′E / 46.100°N 85.667°E / 46.100; 85.667


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