Wichita (/ˈwɪtʃɪtɔː/ WITCH-ih-taw) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 397,532. The Wichita metro area had a population of 647,610 in 2020. It is located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River.
Wichita began as a trading post on the Chisholm Trail in the 1860s and was incorporated as a city in 1870. It became a destination for cattle drives traveling north from Texas to Kansas railroads, earning it the nickname "Cowtown". Wyatt Earp served as a police officer in Wichita for around one year before going to Dodge City.
It is located in northern Xinjiang and central Altay region. It is located at 45 °00 °N, 48 °10 °N and 87 °00 °E, 89 °04', respectively. It is bordered by Fuyun County in the east, Jimunai County, Tacheng area and Buxel Mongolia Autonomous County in the west, Fukang City, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture in the south, Altay City and Beitun City in the north, and Mongolia in the northeast. The border is 51 kilometers long. The area is 350km long from north to south and 25km to 150km wide from east to west, with a total area of 32400 square kilometers. Fuhai County has a population of 65600 (2013), which is composed of 32 ethnic groups, of which Han 31800, accounting for 48.4%; Kazak 30, 000, accounting for 45.7%; Hui, Uygur and other ethnic minorities 3800, accounting for 5.9%