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Changji Hui prefecture (Simplified Chinese: 昌吉回族自治州; pinyin: Chāngjí Huízú Zìzhìzhōu, Uyghur: سانجى خۇيزۇ ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى) is an autonomous prefecture of Xinjiang in the People's Republic of China. It is located in the northeastern part of Xinjiang. The prefecture has an area of 77,129 km² and has its capital at Changji city.
[edit] Subdivisions
Changji directly controls 3 county-level cities, 4counties and 1 autonomous county.
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2002 census, Changji had a population of 1,503,097 inhabitants (population density: 19.49 inhabitants per km²).
[edit] Ethnic groups in Changji, 2000 census
| Nationality |
Population |
Percentage |
| Han |
1,129,384 |
75,14% |
| Hui |
173,563 |
11.55% |
| Kazakh |
119,942 |
7.98% |
| Uyghur |
58,984 |
3.92% |
| Mongols |
6,062 |
0.4% |
| Dongxiang |
2,908 |
0.19% |
| Manchu |
2,828 |
0.19% |
| Uzbek |
2,189 |
0.15% |
| Others |
7,237 |
0.48% |
