Fukang

Fukang is a county-level city in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Its area is and its population in 2007 was reported as approximately 1.5 million. Fukang is located in Northern Xinjiang in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, north of Ürümqi.

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Settlement.name: Fukang
Settlement.pushpin_map: Xinjiang#China
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Xinjiang
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.settlement_type: County-level city
Settlement.image_skyline: Fukang City.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Central square in Fukang City
Settlement.image_map: Location_of_Fukang_within_Xinjiang_(China).png
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Fukang (red) in Changji Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: China
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Xinjiang
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Autonomous prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Changji
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Township-level divisions
Settlement.seat_type: Municipal seat
Settlement.seat: Bofeng Subdistrict

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Wikidata facts

Official name: فۇكاڭ شەھىرى‎
Population: 181144
Area: 8528.77
Official website: www.fk.gov.cn
Image: Fukang City.jpg
Dialing code: 994
Licence plate code: 新B

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postal code: 831500
Commons category: Fukang City

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==History== As early as the Han and Tang dynasties, Fukang was an important stopover on the ancient Silk Road. The Qianlong Emperor of the Qing dynasty established it as a county in 1776. Its status was changed to a city in November 1992.