Editing Turpan (section)

=== Subdivisions ===
Turpan directly controls one [[District (China)|district]] and two [[Counties of China|counties]].

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! colspan="9"| Map
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{{Image label begin|image=Administrative Division Turpan.png|width=630|link=}} 
{{Image label|x=935|y=780|scale=630/2520|text=[[Gaochang District|'''Gaochang''']]}}
{{Image label|x=1700|y=980|scale=630/2520|text=[[Shanshan County|'''Shanshan<br>County''']]}}
{{Image label|x=570|y=920|scale=630/2520|text=[[Toksun County|'''Toksun<br>County''']]}}
{{Image label end}}
</div>
|-
! #
! Name
! [[Chinese characters]]
! [[Pinyin|Hanyu Pinyin]]
! [[Uyghur language|Uyghur]] ([[Uyghur Arabic alphabet|UEY]])
! Uyghur Latin ([[Uyghur Latin alphabet|ULY]])
! Population<br/>{{small|(2020 Census)}}
! Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
! Density (/km<sup>2</sup>)
|----------
|1
|[[Gaochang District]]
|{{lang|zh-hans|高昌区}}
|Gāochāng Qū
|{{script/Arabic|قاراھوجا رايونى}}
|Qarahoja Rayoni
|317,443
|13,651
|23.25
|----------
|2
|[[Shanshan County]]
|{{lang|zh-hans|鄯善县}}
|Shànshàn Xiàn
|{{script/Arabic|پىچان ناھىيىسى}}
|Pichan Nahiyisi
|242,310
|39,547
|6.13
|----------
|3
|[[Toksun County]]
|{{lang|zh-hans|托克逊县}}
|Tuōkèxùn Xiàn
|{{script/Arabic|توقسۇن ناھىيىسى}}
|Toqsun Nahiyisi
|134,235
|16,561
|8.11
|}

[[File:Turpan-flaming-mountains-d02.jpg|thumb|View of the "[[Flaming Mountains]]"|alt=|233x233px]]
Turpan is located about {{convert|150|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} southeast of [[Ürümqi]], Xinjiang's capital, in a mountain basin, on the northern side of the [[Turpan Depression]], at an elevation of {{convert|30|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} above sea level. Outside of Turpan is a small volcanic cone, the Turfan volcano, that is said to have erupted in 1120 as described in the Song dynasty.<ref>{{cite web|title=Turfan|url=http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1004-01-|work=Global Volcanism Program|access-date=21 August 2011}}</ref> In June 1995, a book of standard names for local geography was published.<ref name="turpanprefecture"/>