Ürümqi city…
Ürümqi /uːˈruːmtʃi/, formerly Tihwa or Dihua, is the capital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China, in the northwest of the country. Urumqi was a major hub on thesilk road during China’s Tang Dynasty, and developed its reputation as a leading cultural and commercial center during the Qing Dynasty.
With a built up population of 2,988,715 as of 2010 census (6 urban and suburban districts but Dabancheng not yet urbanized) and 3.03 in 7 urban and suburban districts,[2] Ürümqi, whose name means “beautiful pasture” in the Mongolian language of the Dzungar people,[3] is the largest city in China’s western interior. Since the 1990s Ürümqi has developed economically and now serves as a regional transport node, cultural, and commercial centre.
