In August 2007, with the approval of the State Council, Miquan City, the former Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, was merged with Dongshan District, Urumqi City. It is adjacent to fukang city in the east, changji city, wujiaqu city and urumqi county in the west, Dabancheng District in Urumqi in the south and Fuhai County in the north.

As of 202 1, 20 19, the GDP of Midong District increased by 1.5% year-on-year. Among them: the added value of the primary industry increased by 8.2% year-on-year; The added value of the secondary industry decreased by 3.5% year-on-year; The added value of tertiary industry increased by 12% year-on-year. The tertiary industrial structure is 2.76: 65.06: 32. 18, the proportion of primary production increases by 0.23 percentage points, the proportion of secondary production decreases by 6.5 percentage points, and the proportion of tertiary production increases by 6.27 percentage points. (Data from 20 19)