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Fresno (/ˈfrɛznoʊ/) is a major city in the San Joaquin Valley of California, United States. It is the county seat of Fresno County and the largest city in the greater Central Valley region. It covers about 115 square miles (300 km2) and had a population of 542,107 in 2020, making it the fifth-most populous city in California, the most populous inland city in California, and the 34th-most populous city in the nation. The Metro population of Fresno is 1,008,654 as of 2022.

Named for the abundant ash trees lining the San Joaquin River, Fresno was founded in 1872 as a railway station of the Central Pacific Railroad before it was incorporated in 1885. It has since become an economic hub of Fresno County and the San Joaquin Valley, with much of the surrounding areas in the Metropolitan Fresno region predominantly tied to large-scale agricultural production. Fresno is near the geographic center of California, approximately 220 miles (350 km) north of Los Angeles, 170 miles (270 km) south of the state capital, Sacramento, and 185 miles (300 km) southeast of San Francisco. Yosemite National Park is about 60 miles (100 km) to the north, Kings Canyon National Park 60 miles (100 km) to the east, and Sequoia National Park 75 miles (120 km) to the southeast.

Fresno is also the third-largest majority-Hispanic city in the United States; 50.5% of its population was Hispanic in 2020. Since 2010, statewide droughts in California have further strained both Fresno's and the entire Central Valley's water security.

Kuitun, founded in 1975, is a county-level city directly under the Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture of Yili, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region. It is located in the middle part of the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain, southwest of Junggar Basin, bordering Shawan County in Tacheng area in the east, Wusu City in Tacheng area in the west, Karamay District in the north and Dushanzi District in Karamay City in the south. The administrative district covers an area of 1109.89 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over five streets and one agricultural township. The city name means "cold" in Heshuote Mongolian. Kuitun is a new industrial and commercial city in northwest China. At the end of 2016, the total number of urban households was 60, 000, with a total population of 158700, an increase of 1100 over the previous year. Kuitun's economy is the main agricultural and pastoral area and grain, oil and cotton base in Xinjiang. The second Eurasian Continental Bridge runs through Kuitun. 2018
Travel Notes In Kuitun
Autumn 2021 North Xinjiang Duku Highway Super Complete Raiders
itinerary DAY1 Shanghai to Urumqi DAY2 Urumqi---Fuyun---Keketuohai Town DAY3 Keketuohai --- Burqin DAY4 Burqin---Hemu (Kanas Scenic Area) DAY5 He
July Xinjiang Duku Highway Self-driving Crossing
Route: Hami - Turpan - Urumqi - Kuitun - Dushanzi - Qiaoerma - Bayinbulak - Kuqa - Korla - Turpan - Shanshan - Hami Travel method: rent a car and dri
Self-driving Tour|Journey to the West (6)
35. Dushanzi Grand Canyon The thick and majestic Dushanzi Grand Canyon was originally named Kuitun Grand Canyon, about 30 kilometers away from Kuitun.
Beautiful Xinjiang Tour 3 - Tianshan Geographical Scenery Corridor-S101 Highway, the First City of Military Reclamation-Shihezi
June 17, 2021, the third day of the itinerary, was originally scheduled to cross the famous Duku Highway today. The Duku Highway starts from Dushanzi