Gaochang, Turpan

Gaochang or Karahoja (Uyghur: قاراھوجا, romanized: Qarahoja, Қарахоҗа; Chinese: 高昌; pinyin: Gāochāng), is the only district and the seat of the oasis city of Turpan, in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. Its population was 254,900 at the end of 2003.

Gaochang
高昌区قاراھوجا رايونى
Karahoja, Qarahoja
City center
Location of Karahoja (red) in Turpan Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Gaochang
Location of the district centre in Xinjiang
Gaochang
Gaochang (China)
Coordinates (Turpan government): 42°57′04″N 89°11′22″E
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Prefecture-level cityTurpan
Township-level divisions3 subdistricts
2 towns
7 townships
District seatLaocheng Road Subdistrict
Area
  Total13,650 km2 (5,270 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total317,443
  Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
838000
Area code0995
Websitegcq.tlf.gov.cn
Gaochang, Turpan
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese高昌区
Traditional Chinese高昌區
Uyghur name
Uyghurقاراھوجا رايونى
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