Located in the southwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the western edge of the Tarim Basin, Kashgar City, which is subordinate to the Kashgar region of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is the most western border city in China and the political, economic and cultural center of Kashgar region. With a total area of 1056.8 square kilometers and a population of 711300 (2019), Kashgar City has 8 streets, 2 towns and 9 townships under its jurisdiction by December 2022. The municipal people's government is located at No. 55, Renmin East Road, Chasa Street.

Kashgar is short for "Kashgar", "Kashgar" means "jade" in Turkic language, and "gar" means "stone" or "mountain" in ancient Iranian language. When Kashgar was not included in the territory of the Central Plains regime, it was often within the scope of Shule State. Zhang Qian sent an envoy to the Western Regions to open the official exchanges between Kashgar and the Central Plains. In the third year of Yongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty (60th year), the capital of the Western Regions was set up. Kashgar, as a part of the Western Regions, was officially included in the territory of China. In 1952, Kashgar was officially established.

Kashgar is a national historical and cultural city, a national open city, an excellent tourist city in China, and a national model city for mutual support. Kashgar International Airport is an important commercial port on the Silk Road, the throat hub of east-west transportation, and an important intersection of east-west economy, culture and civilization.

In 2020, Kashgar's GDP will reach 23.827 billion yuan, an increase of 3.7% over the previous year. Among them, the added value of the primary industry is 943 million yuan, and the added value of the secondary industry is 5.104 billion yuan. The added value of the tertiary industry was 17.78 billion yuan, up 1.4%.