Karamay, China
Karamay City, situated on the northwestern edge of the Junggar Basin in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, administers four districts: Karamay, Dushanzi, Baijiantan, and Wuerhe, covering a total area of 7,333.58 square kilometers. As of the end of 2023, the city’s permanent resident population stands at 489,000. The name “Karamay” originates from the Uyghur language, meaning “black oil,” making it the only city in the world named after petroleum. It is often referred to as the eldest son of the Republic’s oil industry and the Western Holy Land of China’s petroleum sector. Karamay
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The World Energy Cities Partnership (WECP) connects leading energy cities on all continents that are committed to fostering the transition to a more sustainable energy future.
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The World Energy Cities Partnership (WECP) connects leading energy cities on all continents that are committed to fostering the transition to a more sustainable energy future.
“Karamay focuses on the core petroleum and petrochemical businesses, fully supporting and promoting the development of the energy and chemical industries, and accelerates the growth of a diversified range of industries, including the digital economy, new energy, new materials, and cultural tourism, to build a modern industrial system with distinctive characteristics. We look forward to more exchanges and cooperation within the member cities of the WECP “
Get in touch with the City of Karamay
Yang Jie
Section Chief Foreign Affairs Office of Karamay Municipal People’s GovernmentNo.60 Yingbin Road, Karamay, Xinjiang, P.R.China
