Altay Prefecture

Altay Prefecture
阿勒泰地区
ئالتاي ۋىلايىتى
Prefecture
Black Irtysh river in Burqin County

Altay Prefecture (red) in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture (light red) and Xinjiang (orange)
Coordinates: 47°00′N 88°22′E / 47.000°N 88.367°E / 47.000; 88.367Coordinates: 47°00′N 88°22′E / 47.000°N 88.367°E / 47.000; 88.367
Country People's Republic of China
Province Xinjiang
Sub-provincial Ili Prefecture
Area
 • Prefecture 117,800 km2 (45,500 sq mi)
 • Urban 10,852 km2 (4,190 sq mi)
 • Metro 10,852 km2 (4,190 sq mi)
Population (2010 census)
 • Prefecture 603,280
 • Density 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
 • Urban 216,890
 • Urban density 20/km2 (52/sq mi)
 • Metro 216,890
 • Metro density 20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 code CN-XJ-43
Website Altay Prefecture Government
Altay Prefecture
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 阿勒泰地区
Traditional Chinese 阿勒泰地區
Hanyu Pinyin Ālètài Dìqū
Uyghur name
Uyghur
ئالتاي ۋىلايىتى
Kazakh name
Kazakh التاي ايماعى‎
Altai' Ai'mag'y

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 Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. At 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 is also shares international border with the neighboring Altai Republic, Russia.

Subdivisions

The prefecture is divided into 1 county-level city and 6 counties.

# Name Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY) Kazakh (Arabic script) Kazakh Latin alphabet Population (2010 Census) Area (km²) Density (/km²)
1 Altay 阿勒泰市 Ālètài Shì ئالتاي شەھىرى Altay Shehiri التاي قالاسى Altaı qalasy 190,064 10,852 17.51
2 Burqin County 布尔津县 Bù'ěrjīn Xiàn بۇرچىن ناھىيىسى Burchin Nahiyisi بۋىرشىن اۋدانى Býyrshyn aýdany 66,758 10,369 6.43
3 Fuyun County[1] 富蕴县 Fùyùn Xiàn كوكتوقاي ناھىيىسى Koktoqay Nahiyisi كوكتوعاي اۋدانى Kóktoǵaı aýdany 87,886 32,327 2.71
4 Fuhai County[1] 福海县 Fúhǎi Xiàn بۇرۇلتوقاي ناھىيىسى Burultoqay Nahiyisi بۋرىلتوعاي اۋدانى Buryltoǵaı aýdany 81,845 33,319 2.45
5 Habahe County[1] 哈巴河县 Hābāhé Xiàn قابا ناھىيىسى Qaba Nahiyisi قابا اۋدانى Qaba aýdany 82,507 8,186 10.07
6 Qinghe County[1] 青河县 Qīnghé Xiàn چىڭگىل ناھىيىسى Chinggil Nahiyisi شىڭگىل اۋدانى Shińgil aýdany 58,858 15,790 3.72
7 Jeminay County 吉木乃县 Jímùnǎi Xiàn جېمىنەي ناھىيىسى Jëminey Nahiyisi جەمەنەي اۋدانى Jemeneı aýdany 35,365 7,145 4.94

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 The official spelling according to Zhōngguó dìmínglù 中国地名录 (Beijing, SinoMaps Press 中国地图出版社 1997); ISBN 7-5031-1718-4
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