Yizhou District

Yizhou
伊州区ئىۋىرغول نارايونى
District

Location of Yizhou (red) in Hami (yellow) and Xinjiang
Country People's Republic of China
Region Xinjiang
Prefecture-level city Komul
Township-level divisions 3 subdistricts
2 towns
7 townships
Municipal seat Sherqi osteng Subdistrict (东河区街道)
Population (2010)
  Total 472,175
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)

Yizhou (Uyghur: ئىۋىرغول نارايونى, Ивирғол, ULY: Iwirghol; Chinese: 伊州; pinyin: Yīzhōu), is the central district of the Hami prefecture-level city, in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. Its population was 472,175 at the end of 2010. The district was known as Hami county-level city until February 2016, when it was merged with the Hami Prefecture to form the Hami prefecture-level city, and the county-level city was renamed Yizhou District.

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    Coordinates: 42°49′50″N 93°30′19″E / 42.8306°N 93.5053°E / 42.8306; 93.5053

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