Xinjiang, China · Asia
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Hoxtolgay is a town located in Xinjiang, China. With a population of 22,000, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Hoxtolgay sits in China, where you drive on the right. It's in the Asia/Urumqi time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Hoxtolgay to your route.
Hoxtolgay or Heshituoluogai (Oirat: χoʃ tolɣæ 'twin peaks', Chinese: 和什托洛盖镇 Héshítuōluògài Zhèn, Uyghur: Хоштолгай) is a town in Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, PR China. It is located at 46°34′N 85°58′E, about 200 miles north of Ürümqi in the Dzungaria Basin. Hoxtolgay is an oasisRead more
town with an area of 6684 km² and a population of 22,000.
According to the local government, the town's population consists of 8,426 urban residents (i.e., domiciled in the town proper), 4,914 rural residents (i.e., in the rural areas under the town's administration), 4,950 members of the military, and 3,650 floating population (i.e., temporary residents, officially domiciled elsewhere).
Situated in Gurbantünggüt Desert, 30 miles WNW of a point listed as the farthest point from the sea (at 46°16.8′N 86°40.2′E) by the Guinness Book of World Records, Hoxtolgay may qualify as the town most remote from any (sea) coastline, roughly 2646 kilometres from the Arctic Ocean and a similar distance from the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. (See Continental Pole of Inaccessibility for other candidates).
The area is rich in mineral resources. Besides oil and coal, salt, limestone, quartz sand, and bentonite are also found here.
Proven coal reserves are estimated at 30 billion metric tons.
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Hoxtolgay is located in Xinjiang, China, Asia. The coordinates are 46.5187 latitude, 86.0021 longitude.
Hoxtolgay has a population of approximately 22,000 people, making it a town in China.
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