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Langru, China

朗如乡

Langru is a town of 16,505 people in Xinjiang, China.

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Population16,505 GeoNames
Local name朗如乡
RegionXinjiang
Elevation1,595 m 5,233 ft
Time zoneAsia/Urumqi
Nearest airportHotan Kungang Airport (HTN) 26 km

About Langru

Langru (لاڭرۇ يېزىسى / 朗如乡) is a township in Hotan County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China.

From the Wikipedia article Langru (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

History

In 2014, according to one police document obtained by Radio Free Asia, any Uyghur on the police suspect list who failed to present himself or herself to authorities was to have their name "erased from township household registers".

From the History section of Langru on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Map of Langru

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Getting there and nearby towns

Hotan Kungang Airport (HTN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 26 km away.

  • Layka 23 km northeast, about 23 min by car
  • Buzhake 25 km northeast, about 25 min by car
  • Saybag 29 km north, about 29 min by car
  • Akesalayi 31 km north, about 31 min by car
  • Bageqi 33 km northeast, about 33 min by car
  • Jiahanbage 35 km north, about 35 min by car
  • Zhawa 36 km north, about 36 min by car
  • Gujangbagh 37 km northeast, about 37 min by car
  • Tuohula 39 km north, about 39 min by car
  • Qaraqash 43 km north, about 43 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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