Subdivisions
Xinjiang is divided into two prefecture-level cities, seven prefectures, and five autonomous prefectures for Mongol, Kirgiz, Kazakh and Hui minorities. (Two of the seven prefectures are in turn part of Ili, an autonomous prefecture.) These are then divided into eleven districts, twenty county-level cities, sixty-two counties, and six autonomous counties. Five of the county-level cities do not belong to any prefecture, and are de facto administered by the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. Sub-level divisions of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is shown in the picture to the right, and described in the table below:
| Map # | SASM/GNC | Administrative Seat | Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY) |
Hanzi Hanyu pinyin |
Population (2010) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| —Sub-Provincial Autonomous Prefecture — | |||||||
| 11 | Ili (for Kazakh) |
Yining (Gulja) | ئىلى قازاق ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى Ili QazaQ Aptonom Oblasti |
伊犁哈萨克自治州 Yīlí Hāsàkè Zìzhìzhōu |
2,482,627 | ||
| — Prefecture-level city — | |||||||
| 4 | Karamay | Karamay District | قاراماي شەھرى Qaramay Shehri |
克拉玛依市 Kèlāmǎyī Shì |
391,008 | ||
| 8 | Ürümqi | Tianshan District | ئۈرۈمچى شەھرى Ürümchi Shehri |
乌鲁木齐市 Wūlǔmùqí Shì |
3,110,280 | ||
| — Prefecture — | |||||||
| 1 | Altay |
Altay | ئالتاي ۋىلايىتى Altay Wilayiti |
阿勒泰地区 Ālètài Dìqū |
526,980 | ||
| 3 | Tarbagatay |
Qoqek | تارباغاتاي ۋىلايىتى Tarbaghatay Wilayiti |
塔城地区 Tǎchéng Dìqū |
1,219,212 | ||
| 9 | Turpan | Turpan | تۇرپان ۋىلايىتى Turpan Wilayiti |
吐鲁番地区 Tǔlǔfān Dìqū |
622,679 | ||
| 10 | Kumul | Kumul | قۇمۇل ۋىلايىتى Qumul Wilayiti |
哈密地区 Hāmì Dìqū |
572,400 | ||
| 13 | Kaxgar | Kaxgar | قەشقەر ۋىلايىتى Qeshqer Wilayiti |
喀什地区 Kāshí Dìqū |
3,979,362 | ||
| 15 | Aksu | Aksu | ئاقسۇ ۋىلايىتى Aqsu Wilayiti |
阿克苏地区 Ākèsū Dìqū |
2,370,887 | ||
| 17 | Hotan | Hotan | خوتەن ۋىلايىتى Xoten Wilayiti |
和田地区 Hétián Dìqū |
2,014,365 | ||
| — Autonomous prefectures — | |||||||
| 2 | Bortala (for Mongol) |
Bortala | بۆرتالا موڭغۇل ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى Börtala Mongghul Aptonom Oblasti |
博尔塔拉蒙古自治州 Bó'ěrtǎlā Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu |
443,680 | ||
| 6 | Changji (for Hui) |
Changji | سانجى خۇيزۇ ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى Sanji Xuyzu Aptonom Oblasti |
昌吉回族自治州 Chāngjí Huízú Zìzhìzhōu |
1,428,592 | ||
| 12 | Kizilsu (for Kirgiz) |
Artux | قىزىلسۇ قىرغىز ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى Qizilsu Qirghiz Aptonom Oblasti |
克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州 Kèzīlèsū Kē'ěrkèzī Zìzhìzhōu |
525,599 | ||
| 18 | Bayingolin (for Mongol) |
Korla | بايىنغولىن موڭغۇل ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى Bayingholin Mongghul Aptonom Oblasti |
巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 Bāyīnguōlèng Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu |
1,278,492 | ||
| — Sub-prefecture-level city — (Administered by the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps) |
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| 5 | Shihezi | Shihezi | شىخەنزە شەھرى Shixenze Shehri |
石河子市 Shíhézǐ Shì |
635,582 | ||
| 7 | Wujiaqu | Wujiaqu | ئۇجاچۇ شەھرى Wujachu Shehri |
五家渠市 Wǔjiāqú Shì |
72,613 | ||
| 14 | Tumxuk | Tumxuk | تۇمشۇق شەھرى Tumshuq Shehri |
图木舒克市 Túmùshūkè Shì |
147,465 | ||
| 16 | Aral | Aral | ئارال شەھرى Aral Shehri |
阿拉尔市 Ālā'ěr Shì |
166,205 | ||
| 19 | Beitun | Beitun | بەيتۈن شەھىرى Beatün Shehiri |
北屯市 Běitún Shì |
76,300 | ||
a. ^ The population figures does not include Altay Prefecture or Tacheng Prefecture which are subordinate to Ili Prefecture.
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