Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture

Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture Kezilesu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture 克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州 قىزىلسۇ قىرغىز ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى كىزىلسۋ كىزگىز اۆتونومييالى وبلاستى
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Kizilsu prefecture (red) in Xinjiang province (orange) and China
Country	China
Province	Xinjiang
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)

Yurt of the Kirghiz in Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture

Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: 克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州; pinyin: Kèzīlèsū Kē'ěrkèzī Zìzhìzhōu; Kyrgyz:كىزىلسۋ كىزگىز اۆتونومييالى وبلاستى, Кызылсу Кыргыз aвтономиялы oбласты; Uyghur: قىزىلسۇ قىرغىز ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى‎, ULY: Qizilsu Qirghiz aptonom oblasti) is an autonomous prefecture of the People's Republic of China. It is located in the western part of Xinjiang. The prefecture has an area of 69.112 km² and its capital is Artux. Kizilsu in the Kyrgyz language (as well as in modern Turkish) means "red water".

Subdivisions

Kizilsu directly controls 1 county-level city and 3 counties.

#	Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Uyghur (UEY)	Uyghur Latin (ULY)	Population (2003 est.)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
1	Artux	阿图什市	Ātúshí Shì	ئاتۇش شەھىرى	Atush Shehiri	210,000	15,698	13
2	Akto County	阿克陶县	Ākètáo Xiàn	ئاقتو ناھىيىسى	Aqto Nahiyisi	170,000	24,555	7
3	Akqi County	阿合奇县	Āhéqí Xiàn	ئاقچى ناھىيىسى	Aqchi Nahiyisi	40,000	11,545	3
4	Wuqia [Ulugqat] County	乌恰县	Wūqià Xiàn	ئۇلۇغچات ناھىيىسى	Ulughchat Nahiyisi	50,000	19,118	3

Demographics

According to the 2000 census, Kizilsu has 439,688 inhabitants with a population density of 6.36 inhabitants per km².

Ethnic groups in Kizilsu, 2000 census

Nationality	Population	Percentage
Uyghur	281,306	63.98%
Kyrgyz	124,533	28.32%
Han	28,197	6.41%
Tajiks	4,662	1.06%
Hui	432	0.1%
Others	558	0.13%