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Also known as Usu

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.

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Settlement.name
Wusu
Settlement.other_name
Usu
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Postal code
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China Xinjiang Northern#Xinjiang#China
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yes
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Location in Xinjiang
Settlement.settlement_type
County-level city
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Wusu.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Downtown Wusu
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Location of Wusu within Xinjiang (China).png
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Location of Wusu County (red) within Tacheng Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
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Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
China
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Autonomous region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Xinjiang
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Prefecture
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Tacheng
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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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  • 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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