The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Tacheng
(tä´chng´) (KEY) or Chuguchak (chgchäk´) (KEY) , town (1994 est. pop. 56,400), N Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, in the Dzungarian basin, bordering on Kazakhstan. Long a major center for trade with Central Asia, it is an agricultural hub. Its industries include food processing, textiles, and utilities. The town is sometimes called Tarbagatai.