Hoxtolgay
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| Hoxtolgay | |
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| Coordinates: 46°34′N 85°58′E / 46.567°N 85.967°ECoordinates: 46°34′N 85°58′E / 46.567°N 85.967°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture | Tacheng Prefecture |
| County | Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County |
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| • Total | 6,684 km2 (2,581 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 22,000 |
Hoxtolgay or Heshituoluogai (Chinese: 和什托洛盖镇 Héshítuōluògài Zhèn) is a town in Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, PR China. It is located at 46°34′N 85°58′E / 46.567°N 85.967°E, about 200 miles north of Ürümqi in the Dzungaria Basin. Hoxtolgay is an oasis town with an area of 6684 km² and a population of 22,000[1].
Situated 30 miles WNW of a point listed as the farthest point from the sea (at 46°16.8′N 86°40.2′E / 46.28°N 86.67°E) by the Guinness Book of World Records, Hoxtolgay may qualify as the town remotest from the nearest coastline, roughly 2646 kilometres from the Arctic Ocean (see Continental Pole of Inaccessibility for other candidates).
