Altay Prefecture
阿勒泰地区 ئالتاي ۋىلايىتى التاي ايماعى | |
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 Black Irtysh river in Burqin County | |
 Altay Prefecture (red) in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture (light red) and Xinjiang (orange) | |
| Coordinates (Altay City): 47°50′N 88°08′E / 47.83°N 88.13°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| Sub-provincial | Ili Prefecture |
| Seat | Altay City |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture | 117,710 km2 (45,450 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 10,826 km2 (4,180 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Prefecture | 648,173 |
| • Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 221,454 |
| • Metro density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-XJ-43 |
| Website | Altay Prefecture Government |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 阿勒泰地区 | ||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 阿勒泰地區 | ||||||||||||
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| Uyghur | ئالتاي ۋىلايىتى | ||||||||||||
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| Kazakh | التاي ايماعى Altaı Aımaǵy | ||||||||||||
Altay Prefecture is located in Northern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. It has an area of 118,015 km2 (45,566 sq mi) and a population of 561,667 (2000). It is a part of the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. As of the 2000 census, Altay was the only major subdivision of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture with an ethnic Kazakh majority (about 51%). In 2007, it had a GDP of RMB 9.9 billion with a 12% growth rate. It also shares an international border with the neighboring Altai Republic, located within Russia.
Subdivisions
The prefecture is divided into one county-level city and two counties.
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Kazakh (Arabic script) | Kazakh Latin alphabet | Population (2020 Census) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
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| 1 | Altay | 阿勒泰市 | Ālètài Shì | ئالتاي شەھىرى | Altay Shehiri | التاي قالاسى | Altaı qalasy | 221,454 | 10,826 | 20.46 |
| 2 | Burqin County | 布尔津县 | Bù'ěrjīn Xiàn | بۇرچىن ناھىيىسى | Burchin Nahiyisi | بۋىرشىن اۋدانى | Býyrshyn aýdany | 72,894 | 10,345 | 7.05 |
| 3 | Fuyun County[1] | 富蕴县 | Fùyùn Xiàn | كوكتوقاي ناھىيىسى | Koktoqay Nahiyisi | كوكتوعاي اۋدانى | Kóktoǵaı aýdany | 99,748 | 32,209 | 3.10 |
| 4 | Fuhai County[1] | 福海县 | Fúhǎi Xiàn | بۇرۇلتوقاي ناھىيىسى | Burultoqay Nahiyisi | بۋرىلتوعاي اۋدانى | Buryltoǵaı aýdany | 75,537 | 33,261 | 2.27 |
| 5 | Habahe County[1] | 哈巴河县 | Hābāhé Xiàn | قابا ناھىيىسى | Qaba Nahiyisi | قابا اۋدانى | Qaba aýdany | 82,524 | 8,181 | 10.09 |
| 6 | Qinghe County[1] | 青河县 | Qīnghé Xiàn | چىڭگىل ناھىيىسى | Chinggil Nahiyisi | شىڭگىل اۋدانى | Shińgil aýdany | 61,680 | 15,743 | 3.92 |
| 7 | Jeminay County | 吉木乃县 | Jímùnǎi Xiàn | جېمىنەي ناھىيىسى | Jëminey Nahiyisi | جەمەنەي اۋدانى | Jemeneı aýdany | 34,336 | 7,146 | 4.80 |
Demographics
Administration
Secretary of the Party Committee
- Zhang Yan
- Mar.2017–
Administrative Commissioner
- Mawken Seyitqamzaüli 2003 – 2007
- Aitzhanuly Sabir
- Talgat Usen zh:塔里哈提·吾逊 2012? — 1 April 2017
- Qadan Käbenuly 1 April 2017 — April 2021
- Jaynes Hades 2021 – ?
- Aydyn Toleukhanuly
References
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- ↑ 3–7 各地、州、市、县(市)分民族人口数 [3–7 Population by Nationality by Prefecture, State, City and County (City)]. tjj.xinjiang.gov.cn (in Chinese). Statistical Bureau of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. 2020-06-10. Archived from the original on 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
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