Shihezi

Shihezi () is a sub-prefecture-level city in Northern Xinjiang, China. It has a population of 380,130 according to the 2010 census. The city is also home to Shihezi University, the second-largest comprehensive university under the Project 211 in Xinjiang.

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Settlement.name: Shihezi
Settlement.settlement_type: County-level & Sub-prefectural city
Settlement.image_skyline: Shihezi city 01.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Shihezi
Settlement.image_map: File:China Xinjiang Shihezi.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Xinjiang
Settlement.pushpin_map: China Xinjiang Northern#Xinjiang#China
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Xinjiang
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: China
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Xinjiang
Settlement.seat_type: Municipal seat
Settlement.seat: Hongshan Subdistrict
Settlement.parts_type: Districts and Counties
Settlement.parts_style: coll
Settlement.leader_title: CCP Secretary
Settlement.leader_name: E Hongda

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Demographics
Economy
Geography and climate
Education
Transport
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Shihezi is the headquarter of the 8th Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and currently administered by the 8th Division. The city implemented the "division and city integration" (师市合一, shī shì héyī) management system, it shares the same leader group with the 8th Division.

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