8 Feb 2017
Urumqi (Xinjiang) City Information
| Major Economic Indicators (2015) | |
| Land Area (km2) | 14,876 |
| Population (million) | 2.67 |
| GDP (RMB billion) | 263.2 |
| GDP Per Capita (RMB) | 74,340 |
| GDP Composition | |
| Primary Industry | 1.2% |
| Secondary Industry | 29.9% |
| Industry | 24.0% |
| Tertiary Industry | 68.9% |
| Retail Sales of Consumer Goods (RMB billion) | 94.1 |
| Utilised FDI (USD million) | 240.8 |
| Exports (USD million) | 4,811.2 |
| Imports (USD million) | 1,031.9 |
Source: Xinjiang Statistical Yearbook 2016
General Introduction
Urumqi is Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region's capital. It is located at the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountain and on the southern edge of the Junggar Basin. It is rich in natural resources such as oil, coal, rare mines, glaciers, forests, grasslands and wind energy.
Urumqi is designated as a national hub in MOFCOM’s development plan (2015-2020) of distributive trade and logistics. Urumqi Diwopu International Airport offers flights domestically and internationally. Urumqi is also linked by railways to six major domestic cities including Xi'an, Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, Zhengzhou and Lanzhou.
The industry sector contributed 24% to the GDP in 2015. Urumqi has seven pillar industries including oil processing, metallurgy, textiles, machinery, power industry, chemicals and food processing. The new energy industry (dealing primarily with wind power and solar energy, etc.) is one of the city's emerging key industries.
Service sector is the main economic driver to the city’s economy. Tourism and trade are important industries of the service sector. Urumqi used to be an important town of the ancient Silk Road which has now developed into a major trade and distribution centre for Central Asia.
Major Industrial Parks / Development Zones
1. Urumqi Economic and Technological Development Zone (including Urumqi Export Processing Zone)
Target industries: Machinery manufacturing, power transmission equipment, new energy, bio-pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, chemicals and plastics
Major investors: Goldwind Science and Technology, Yili, Carlsberg, Xinjiang Deyang Industry Producing, Markor Investment Group, Xinjiang New Yaret Building Material, Xinjiang Weiuer Pharmaceutical, South Logistics Group
Website: www.uetd.gov.cn/html/welcome/index.html
2. Urumqi High-tech Industrial Development Zone
Target industries: Electronic machinery, bio-pharmaceuticals, new materials, new energy, petrochemicals, unique resources processing
Major investors: BP, China Shenhua Energy, PetroChina, Sinopec, Xinjiang Tianshan Elevator Manufacturing, Xinjiang Machinery & Equipment I/E, Xin Jiang IPAR Biological Scientific and Technological Development, Xinjiang Zhundong Petroleum Technology, Xinjiang Joinworld, Xinjiang Osman Bio-tech
Website: www.uhdz.gov.cn
3. Urumqi Ganquanpu Economic Development Zone
Target industries: New energy and new materials, petrochemical, equipment manufacturing
Website: www.gqp.gov.cn
