Aral, Xinjiang

Aral is a sub-prefecture-level city surrounded by Aksu Prefecture in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. Aral means "island" in Uyghur. The city's name is often written as Alar.

Aral
阿拉尔市 (Chinese)
ئارال شەھىرى (Uyghur)
County-level & Sub-prefectural city
Aral (red) in Xinjiang Province (orange) and China
Aral
Location of the seat within Xinjiang
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Aral (Xinjiang)
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Aral (China)
Coordinates (Aral municipal government): 40°32′53″N 81°16′52″E
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Municipal seatJinyinchuan Road Subdistrict
Government
  CCP SecretaryDing Yiqiang (Political Commissar of the 1st Division)
  MayorXiao Yong (Commander of the 1st Division)
Area
  Total5,258.739 km2 (2,030.410 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total328,241
  Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.ale.gov.cn
Aral, Xinjiang
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese阿拉尔
Traditional Chinese阿拉爾
Uyghur name
Uyghurئارال

Aral is the headquarter of the 1st Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and currently administered by the 1st Division. Aral implemented the "division and city integration" (师市合一, shī shì héyī) management system, it shares the same leader group with the 1st Division.

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