Altay Prefecture
Altay Prefecture
阿勒泰地区 ئالتاي ۋىلايىتى | |
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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 | 117,800 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 |
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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 name | |||||||||||
| 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 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.
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Kazakh (Arabic script) | Kazakh Latin alphabet | Population (2010 Census) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
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| 1 | Altay | 阿勒泰市 | Ālètài Shì | ئالتاي شەھىرى | Altay Shehiri | Template:Rtl-lang | Altaı qalasy | 190,064 | 10,852 | 17.51 |
| 2 | Burqin County | 布尔津县 | Bù'ěrjīn Xiàn | بۇرچىن ناھىيىسى | Burchin Nahiyisi | Template:Rtl-lang | Býyrshyn aýdany | 66,758 | 10,369 | 6.43 |
| 3 | Fuyun County[1] | 富蕴县 | Fùyùn Xiàn | كوكتوقاي ناھىيىسى | Koktoqay Nahiyisi | Template:Rtl-lang | Kóktoǵaı aýdany | 87,886 | 32,327 | 2.71 |
| 4 | Fuhai County[1] | 福海县 | Fúhǎi Xiàn | بۇرۇلتوقاي ناھىيىسى | Burultoqay Nahiyisi | Template:Rtl-lang | Buryltoǵaı aýdany | 81,845 | 33,319 | 2.45 |
| 5 | Habahe County[1] | 哈巴河县 | Hābāhé Xiàn | قابا ناھىيىسى | Qaba Nahiyisi | Template:Rtl-lang | Qaba aýdany | 82,507 | 8,186 | 10.07 |
| 6 | Qinghe County[1] | 青河县 | Qīnghé Xiàn | چىڭگىل ناھىيىسى | Chinggil Nahiyisi | Template:Rtl-lang | Shińgil aýdany | 58,858 | 15,790 | 3.72 |
| 7 | Jeminay County | 吉木乃县 | Jímùnǎi Xiàn | جېمىنەي ناھىيىسى | Jëminey Nahiyisi | Template:Rtl-lang | Jemeneı aýdany | 35,365 | 7,145 | 4.94 |
Heads
Secretaries
- Zhang Yan (张岩)
Governors
- Айтжанұлы Сабыр
- Қадан Кабен (zh:哈丹·卡宾) since April 1, 2017
References
- ^ a b c d The official spelling according to 中国地名录. Beijing: SinoMaps Press (中国地图出版社). 1997. ISBN 7-5031-1718-4.