Altay Prefecture

Coordinates: 47°50′N 88°08′E / 47.833°N 88.133°E / 47.833; 88.133

Altay Prefecture Aletai Prefecture 阿勒泰地区 ئالتاي ۋىلايىتى
—  Prefecture  —
Altay prefecture (red) in China. (Part of the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, light red, in Xinjiang province, orange)
Country	China
Province	Xinjiang (Ili Prefecture)
County-level divisions
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	China Standard (UTC+8)
Website	Altay Prefecture Government

Altay Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 阿勒泰地区; traditional Chinese: 阿勒泰地區; pinyin: Ālètài Dìqū; Uyghur: ئالتاي ۋىلايىتى, Altay Wilayiti, Altay Vilayiti) is located in northern Xinjiang, China. It has an area of 118,015 km² 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.

Its population is 603,280 at the 2010 cenus whom 216,890 in built up area, even though Altay urban district is spread on 10,852 km².

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)	Population (2003 est.)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
1	Altay	阿勒泰市	Ālètài Shì	ئالتاي شەھىرى	Altay Shehiri	تارباغاتاي قالاسى	230,000	10,852	21
2	Burqin County	布尔津县	Bù'ěrjīn Xiàn	بۇرچىن ناھىيىسى	Burchin Nahiyisi	بۋىرشىن اۋدانى	70,000	10,369	7
3	Fuyun [Koktokay] County	富蕴县	Fùyùn Xiàn	كوكتوقاي ناھىيىسى	Koktokay Nahiyisi	كوكتوعاي اۋدانى	90,000	32,327	3
4	Fuhai [Burultokay] County	福海县	Fúhǎi Xiàn	بۇرۇلتوقاي ناھىيىسى	Burultoqay Nahiyisi	بۋرىلتوعاي اۋدانى	70,000	33,319	2
5	Habahe [Kaba] County	哈巴河县	Hābāhé Xiàn	قابا ناھىيىسى	Qaba Nahiyisi	قابا اۋدانى	80,000	8,186	10
6	Qinghe [Qinggil] County	青河县	Qīnghé Xiàn	چىڭگىل ناھىيىسى	Chinggil Nahiyisi	شىڭگىل اۋدانى	60,000	15,790	4
7	Jeminay County	吉木乃县	Jímùnǎi Xiàn	جېمىنەي ناھىيىسى	Jéminey Nahiyisi	جەمەنەي اۋدانى	40,000	7,145	6

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