Karamay

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قاراماي شەھرى
K̡aramay Xəhri
克拉玛依市
Kèlāmǎyī Shì

Administration Type	Prefecture-level city
City Seat	Karamay District (45°30′N 85°55′E)
Area	9,252 km²
Population	290,000 (2002)
GDP - Total - Per Capita	¥15.482 billion (2003) ¥53,000 (2003)
Major Nationalities	Han - 75%
County-level divisions	4 Districts
Township-level divisions
CPC Committee Secretary
Mayor
Area code	0990
Postal Code	834000
License Plate Prefix	新J

Karamay or Karamai (Uyghur: قاراماي / K̡aramay; Chinese: 克拉瑪依; pinyin: Kèlāmǎyī, Wade-Giles: K'o-la-ma-i) is a prefecture-level city in the north of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, in northwestern China. Karamay comes from the Uyghur language, and means "black oil". Karamay was the site of one of the worst disasters in modern Chinese history, when 324 people, 288 of them school children, lost their lives in a cinema fire. Population (2002): 290,000.

1 Geography
2 Climate
3 Subdivisions
4 Demographics
5 Economy
6 External links
7 Footnotes

[edit] Geography

Karamay is located in the Dzungarian basin.

[edit] Climate

Karamay has a dry and hot summer climate. The annual range can be from -25 to 40 °C.

[edit] Subdivisions

Karamay has 4 districts.

Karamay District (克拉玛依区: Kèlāmǎyī Qū)
Baijiantan District (白碱滩区 : Báijiǎntān Qū)
Dushanzi District (独山子区: Dúshānzǐ Qū)
Urho District (乌尔霍区: Wūěrhuò Qū)

[edit] Demographics

75% of Karamay's population are Han with minorities such as Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Mongols and Hui making up the rest.

[edit] Economy

In 1955, one of the largest oil fields in China was discovered there. Since then, the city has grown into an oil-producing and refining center.

view of Karamay

[edit] External links

Government website of Karamay (in Simplified Chinese)

[edit] Footnotes

Prefecture-level divisions of Xinjiang

Prefecture-level cities:	Karamay \| Ürümqi
Prefectures:	Aksu \| Hami \| Hotan \| Kashgar \| Turpan \| Altay¹ \| Qoqek¹
Autonomous prefectures:	Bayin'gholin \| Börtala \| Changji \| Ili \| Kizilsu
Sub-prefecture-level cities:	Aral \| Shihezi \| Tumushuke \| Wujiaqu
¹ Part of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture

Administrative Divisions of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Provincial Capital：Ürümqi City)

Prefecture-level Cities, Regional District, Autonomous Prefectures	Urban Area Districts, County-level Cities, Counties, Autonomous Counties
Ürümqi City：	Tianshan District \| Saybagh District \| Xinshi District \| Shuimogou District \| Toutunhe District \| Dabancheng District \| Dongshan District \| Ürümqi County
Karamay City：	Karamay District \| Dushanzi District \| Baijiantan District \| Urho District
Turfan Prefecture：	Turfan City \| Toksun County \| Piqan County
Hami Prefecture：	Kumul City \| Yiwu County \| Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County
Khotan Prefecture：	Khotan City \| Khotan County \| Lop County \| Minfeng County \| Pishan County \| Chira County \| Keriye County \| Karakash County
Aksu Prefecture：	Aksu City \| Wensu County \| Shayar County \| Baicheng County \| Awat County \| Kuchar County \| Kalpin County \| Toksu County \| Uqturpan County
Kashgar Prefecture：	Kashgar City \| Maralbexi County \| Poskam County \| Peyziwat County \| Kargilik County \| Yopurga County \| Shule County \| Makit County \| Yengisar County \| Yarkand County \| Shufu County \| Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County
Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture：	Artux City \| Akqi County \| Ulugqat County \| Akto County
Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture：	Korla City \| Hejing County \| Yuli County \| Hoxud County \| Qiemo County \| Bohu County \| Luntai County \| Ruoqiang County \| Yanqi Hui Autonomous County
Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture：	Changji City \| Fukang City \| Miquan City \| Qitai County \| Manas County \| Jimsar County \| Hutubi County \| Mori Kazakh Autonomous County
Börtala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture：	Börtala City \| Jinghe County \| Wenquan County
Autonomous Regional Districts directly under the jurisdiction of the County-level Cities：	Shihezi City \| Aral City \| Tumushuke City \| Wujiaqu City
Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture：	(The Tacheng Prefecture and Altay Prefectures are under the provincial jurisdiction of the Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture.)
Autonomous Territories：	Yining City \| Kuitun City \| Yining County \| Tekes County \| Nilka County \| Zhaosu County \| Xinyuan County \| Huocheng County \| Gongliu County \| Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County
Tacheng Prefecture：	Tacheng City \| Wusu City \| Emin County \| Yumin County \| Shawan County \| Toli County \| Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County
Altay Prefecture：	Altay City \| Qinggil County \| Jeminay County \| Fuyun County \| Burqin County \| Fuhai County \| Habahe County