Wusu
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Wusu, officially Usu, is a county-level city with more than 100,000 residents in Xinjiang, China. It is a part of Tacheng Prefecture of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. Oil production is a major part of the economy while the county is an oasis in the Dzungarian Basin. Wusu lies between the major cities of Bole and Shihezi in Northern Xinjiang and west of Ürümqi, capital of Xinjiang and Kuitun, south of Karamay.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Wusu
- Settlement.other_name
- Usu
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- Postal code
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- China Xinjiang Northern#Xinjiang#China
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Xinjiang
- Settlement.settlement_type
- County-level city
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Wusu.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Downtown Wusu
- Settlement.image_map
- Location of Wusu within Xinjiang (China).png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Wusu County (red) within Tacheng Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- China
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Autonomous region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Xinjiang
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Prefecture
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Tacheng
- Settlement.seat_type
- Municipal seat
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- ᠤᠰᠤ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ
- Population
- 262906
- Area
- 14394.12
- Official website
- www.xjws.gov.cn
- Image
- Wusu.jpg
- Dialing code
- 992
- Licence plate code
- 新G
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- postal code
- 833000
- Commons category
- Wusu
- native label
- 乌苏
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- Transport
- Administrative divisions
- Climate
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Wusu, officially Usu, is a county-level city with more than 100,000 residents in Xinjiang, China. It is a part of Tacheng Prefecture of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. Oil production is a major part of the economy while the county is an oasis in the Dzungarian Basin. Wusu lies between the major cities of Bole and Shihezi in Northern Xinjiang and west of Ürümqi, capital of Xinjiang and Kuitun, south of Karamay.
==Transport== Wusu is served by China National Highway 312, the Northern Xinjiang and the Second Ürümqi-Jinghe Railways.
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