Tacheng

Tacheng (Chinese: 塔城), also known as Tarbagatay, Chuguchak or Qoqek, is a county-level city and the administrative seat of Tacheng Prefecture, in northern Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang. The Chinese name "Tacheng" is an abbreviation of "Tarbagatay City", a reference to the Tarbagatay Mountains. Tacheng is located in the Dzungarian Basin, some 10 km (6.2 mi) from the Chinese border with Kazakhstan. For a long time it has been a major center for trade with Central Asia because it is an agricultural hub. Its industries include food processing, textiles, and utilities.

Tacheng
Tarbagatay, Chuguchak, Qoqek
County-level city
"Ruins in Chuguchak" by Vasily Vereshchagin (1869)
Location of Tacheng City (pink) in Tacheng Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Tacheng
Location of the city centre in Xinjiang
Tacheng
Tacheng (Xinjiang)
Tacheng
Tacheng (China)
Coordinates (Tacheng municipal government): 46°45′06″N 82°59′13″E
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
PrefectureTacheng
Municipal seatHeping Subdistrict
Area
 • Total3,991.9 km2 (1,541.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total158,098
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
834700
Websitewww.xjtcsh.gov.cn
Tacheng
Chinese name
Chinese塔城
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese缺切克
Second alternative Chinese name
Chinese楚呼楚
Third alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese塔尔巴哈台
Traditional Chinese塔爾巴哈台
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicТарвагатай
Mongolian scriptᠲᠠᠷᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠠᠢ
Uyghur name
Uyghurچۆچەك‎
Kazakh name
Kazakhشاۋەشەك
Sháýeshek
Daur name
DaurТарбгьти
Tarbgti
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