Altay Prefecture
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.
Altay Prefecture
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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): 47.83°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 | ||||||||||||
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