Midong District (; , ) is one of 7 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Ürümqi, the capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Northwest China. Its land area is ; it has a population of 296,000.
History
Midong District was formed in 2007 by merging the former "Dongshan District" (; , ) of Ürümqi (, population of 100,000, as per the 2002 Census) with the "Miquan City" (; ; formerly part of Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture).
Geography Midong District includes northern and eastern suburbs of Ürümqi, as well as a large slice of the Gurbantünggüt Desert north of the city which is administratively included into Ürümqi.
The natural water sources in the Ürümqi area mostly consist of streams that flow from the snow-capped Tian Shan mountains south of the city. Since Midong District is located northmost and therefore downstream, of the main urban area, the water supply problems there are particularly acute. To enable the area's economic development, the Irtysh–Ürümqi Canal was brought to Midong during the first decade of the 20th century. Its main terminal is the so-called "Reservoir 500", constructed at the border of Midong District and Fukang County-level City ().
Administrative divisions Midong District contains 7 subdistricts, 5 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township:
Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY) Administrative division codeSubdistricts Petrochemical Subdistrict 650109001 Dibang Subdistrict 650109002 Qiaziwan Subdistrict 650109003 Gumudi East Road Subdistrict 650109004 Gumudi West Road Subdistrict 650109005 South Road Subdistrict 650109006 Yongxiang Street Subdistrict 650109007 Shengda East Road Subdistrict 650109008Towns Gumudi Town 650109100 Tiechanggou Town 650109101 Changshanzi Town 650109102 Yangmaogong Town 650109103 Sandaoba Town 650109104Township Lucaogou Township 650109201Ethnic township Baiyanghe Kazakh Ethnic Township 650109200
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