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Altay Prefecture
Prefecture of Xinjiang, China
Prefecture of Xinjiang, China
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Altay Prefecture |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | Prefecture |
| total_type | |
| image_skyline | ColourfulBeach.jpg |
| image_caption | The Black Irtysh river in Burqin County |
| image_map | China Xinjiang Ili Altay.svg |
| map_caption | Altay Prefecture (red) in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture (light red) and Xinjiang (orange) |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | People's Republic of China |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Xinjiang |
| subdivision_type2 | Sub-provincial |
| subdivision_name2 | Ili Prefecture |
| subdivision_type3 | County-level divisions |
| seat | Altay City |
| parts_style | |
| parts | |
| p2 | |
| leader_title | |
| leader_title1 | |
| established_title | |
| established_title1 | |
| established_title2 | |
| area_magnitude | |
| unit_pref | |
| area_total_km2 | 117710 |
| area_land_km2 | |
| area_metro_km2 | 10826 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| population_as_of | 2020 census |
| population_total | 648173 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_metro | 221454 |
| population_density_metro_km2 | auto |
| population_density_urban_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type2 | GDP |
| demographics2_title1 | Prefecture |
| demographics2_info1 | CN¥ 33.9 billion |
| US$ 4.9 billion | |
| demographics2_title2 | Per capita |
| demographics2_info2 | CN¥ 51,524 |
| US$ 7,469 | |
| timezone | China Standard |
| utc_offset | +8 |
| coor_pinpoint | Altay City |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code_type | |
| iso_code | CN-XJ-43 |
| blank_name | |
| blank1_name | |
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| website |
Default is list if up to 5 items, coll if more than 5 -- US$ 4.9 billion US$ 7,469 Алтай аймағы Altaı aımaǵy
Altay Prefecture is a prefecture in northern Xinjiang, China. It has an area of 118,015 km2 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 is considered the birthplace of skiing, based on 10,000 to 30,000 year old cave paintings depicting skiers.
Geography
Both the Irtysh River and the Ulungur River run through the prefecture. The Kanas Lake and Ulungur Lake reside in the north.
The Altay Prefecture has an average elevation of 1,408 meters; with a minimum elevation of 246 meters and a maximum of 4,178 meters.
Subdivisions
The prefecture is divided into one county-level city and six counties.
| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Kazakh (Arabic script) | Kazakh Latin alphabet | Population (2020 Census) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altay City | 阿勒泰市 | zh | ئالتاي شەھىرى | ug | التاي قالاسى | kk | 221,454 | 10,826 | 20.46 | ||||||||||||
| Burqin County | 布尔津县 | zh | بۇرچىن ناھىيىسى | ug | بۋىرشىن اۋدانى | kk | 72,894 | 10,345 | 7.05 | ||||||||||||
| script-title=zh:中国地名录 | location=Beijing | publisher=SinoMaps Press (中国地图出版社) | year=1997 | isbn=7-5031-1718-4}} | 富蕴县 | zh | كوكتوقاي ناھىيىسى | ug | كوكتوعاي اۋدانى | kk | 99,748 | 32,209 | 3.10 | ||||||||
| Fuhai County | 福海县 | zh | بۇرۇلتوقاي ناھىيىسى | ug | بۋرىلتوعاي اۋدانى | kk | 75,537 | 33,261 | 2.27 | ||||||||||||
| Habahe County | 哈巴河县 | zh | قابا ناھىيىسى | ug | قابا اۋدانى | kk | 82,524 | 8,181 | 10.09 | ||||||||||||
| Qinghe County | 青河县 | zh | چىڭگىل ناھىيىسى | ug | شىڭگىل اۋدانى | kk | 61,680 | 15,743 | 3.92 | ||||||||||||
| Jeminay County | 吉木乃县 | zh | جېمىنەي ناھىيىسى | ug | جەمەنەي اۋدانى | kk | 34,336 | 7,146 | 4.80 |
Demographics
Administration
Secretary of the Party Committee
- Zhang Yan March 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
- Zhenis Khadis 2021 – ?
- Aydyn Toleukhanuly
Notes
References
References
- 新疆维吾尔自治区统计局、国家统计局新疆调查总队. (2021). "《新疆统计年鉴－2020》". [[China Statistics Press]].
- (29 March 2018). "China's 8,000-year-old skiing method".
- (2018-02-06). "Skiing's Origins Being Preserved in Remote Western China".
- "Altay Prefecture topographic map, elevation, terrain".
- The official spelling according to. [[SinoMaps Press]] ({{lang. zh-Hans. 中国地图出版社). (1997)
- (2020-06-10). "". link. Statistical Bureau of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
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