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Oklahoma City (/oʊkləˌhoʊmə -/ (listen)), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, and is the 8th largest city in the Southern United States. The population grew following the 2010 census and reached 687,725 in the 2020 census. The Oklahoma City metropolitan area had a population of 1,396,445, and the Oklahoma City–Shawnee Combined Statistical Area had a population of 1,469,124, making it Oklahoma's largest municipality and metropolitan area by population.

Oklahoma City's city limits extend somewhat into Canadian, Cleveland, and Pottawatomie counties, though much of those areas outside the core Oklahoma County area are suburban tracts or protected rural zones (watershed). The city is the eighth-largest in the United States by area including consolidated city-counties; it is the second-largest, after Houston, not including consolidated cities. The city is also the second largest by area among state capital cities in the United States, after Juneau, Alaska.

Shaya is the transliteration of "Shayar" in Uygur language. Sha means "tribal chief"; Yar means "compassion", that is, "the leader caresses his subordinates". Shaya is located in the south-east of Aksu area, Xinjiang, China, the north of Tarim Basin, the southern end of Weigan River oasis plain, the Tianshan Mountains in the north and the desert in the south. It is an important passage of the ancient Silk Road and an important part of the ancient Qiuci country. Shaya County has a total area of 32000 square kilometers and a total population of 260000 (2012). There are 22 ethnic groups, including Uygur, Han and Russian, of which 86% are Uygur, which is a multi-ethnic county. Shaya County has jurisdiction over 5 towns and 5 townships, 3 farms, a management committee and a farm run by departments and bureaus under the jurisdiction of the autonomous region (Shaya Prison). The region can be roughly divided into three parts, namely the Weigan River alluvial fan plain.
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