Categories in Karamay

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Karamay

Industry DescriptionNumber of EstablishmentsAverage Age of Business
Shopping1,46625 years
Restaurants1,131
Corporate management668
Beauty salons445
Public administration392
Car repair310
Convenience stores245
Real estate232
Buses and trains194
Unreachable192
Pharmacies and drug stores146
Education145
Department stores139
Banks104

Karamay Facts

Area13.2 km²
Population32,468
Male Population17,318 (53.3%)
Female Population15,150 (46.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+324.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+70.9%
Median Age38.2 years (Male: 38.1, Female: 38.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)$27,328 (2022)
Area Codes990
NeighborhoodsKelamayi Qu
Local Time
TimezoneGMT+06:00
Lat & Lng45.58473, 84.88724
Postal Codes834000834003834007

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Karamay Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population7,64314,14518,99628,94032,46835,75138,088
Population Density579.6 / km²1,072.6 / km²1,440.5 / km²2,194.5 / km²2,462 / km²2,711 / km²2,888.2 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Karamay Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 70.9% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Karamay+324.8%+129.5%+70.9%
Xinjiang
China
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Karamay Median Age

Median Age: 38.2 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Karamay38.2 yrs38.2 yrs38.1 yrs
Xinjiang32.3 yrs32 yrs32.6 yrs
China36 yrs36.4 yrs35.6 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Karamay Population Density

Population Density: 2,462 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Karamay32,46813.2 km²2,462 / km²
Xinjiang23.6 million1,636,055.9 km²14.4 / km²
China1,361.3 million9,342,862.4 km²146 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Karamay Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1830 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Karamay

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Karamay

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Karamay Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$2,190$2,678$5,431$6,647$9,792$15,623$17,824$27,328
Total GDP$81.4M$123.4M$309.7M$455.8M$802M$1.5B$1.9B$3.1B
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Karamay CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Karamay341,912 tn10.53 tn25,927 tons/km²
Xinjiang194,948,949 tn8.25 tn119.2 tons/km²
China11,912,486,467 tn8.75 tn1,275 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Karamay CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)341,912 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita10.53 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)25,927 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodMedium (7)
EarthquakeLow (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
  3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
11/27/072:23 AM4.548.2 km35,000 mnorthern Xinjiang, Chinausgs.gov
2/14/0412:59 AM4.467.8 km36,600 mnorthern Xinjiang, Chinausgs.gov
1/5/956:57 PM4.168.7 km33,000 mnorthern Xinjiang, Chinausgs.gov
10/4/9211:01 PM4.630.1 km33,000 mnorthern Xinjiang, Chinausgs.gov
11/12/8512:10 PM472.1 km33,000 mnorthern Xinjiang, Chinausgs.gov
6/27/8511:48 AM4.689.6 km33,000 mnorthern Xinjiang, Chinausgs.gov
3/6/749:35 PM4.161.2 km33,000 mnorthern Xinjiang, Chinausgs.gov
1/9/585:39 PM5.995.8 km15,000 mnorthern Xinjiang, Chinausgs.gov

Karamay

Karamay or Kelamayi is a prefecture-level city in the north of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. The name of the city comes from the Uyghur language, and means "black oil", referring to the oil fields near the city. w..

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