Urumqi Pronounced: Y-RYM-chee 乌鲁木齐; Wūlǔmùqí; Uyghur: ئۈرۈمچی is the capital of the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, administered by the People's Republic of China. The city has a population of around 2.5 million and is in the Tian Shan mountains.