Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture

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Location of Bayingolin Prefecture within Xinjiang

Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese:巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Pinyin: Bāyīnguōlèng Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu, Mongolian in Cyrillic script: Баянголын Монгол өөртөө засах тойрог, Uyghur: بايىنغولىن موڭغۇل ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى, Bayingholin Mongghol Aptonom Oblasti, Bayinƣolin Mongƣol Aptonom Oblasti)^[1] is an autonomous prefecture of the People's Republic of China. It is the largest autonomous prefecture of China with an area of 462,700 km². The prefectural capital is Korla.

1 Demographics
2 Ethnic groups in Bayingolin
3 Subdivisions
4 External links
5 Footnotes

[edit] Demographics

According to the 2000 census, Bayingolin has 1,056,970 inhabitants (population density: 2.28 per km²).

[edit] Ethnic groups in Bayingolin

Nationalities in Bayingolin according to the census of 2000:

Nationality	Population	Percentage
Han	607,774	57.5%
Uyghur	345,595	32.7%
Hui	52,252	4.94%
Mongol	43,544	4.12%
Other	7,805	0.74%

[edit] Subdivisions

Bayin'gholin directly controls 1 county-level city, 7 counties and 1 autonomous county.

County-level City: Korla
County: Bügür (Luntai) County 轮台县, Lopnur (Yuli) County 尉犁县, Qarkilik (Ruoqiang) County 若羌县, Qarqan (Qiemo) County 且末县, Hejing County 和静县, Hoxud County 和硕县, Bagrax (Bohu) County 博湖县.
Autonomous County: Yanqi Hui Autonomous County 焉耆回族自治县

[edit] External links

Government website of Bayingolin (in Simplified Chinese)

[edit] Footnotes

^ The official spelling is "Bayingolin" according to Zhōngguó dìmínglù 中国地名录 (Beijing, Zhōngguó dìtú chūbǎnshè 中国地图出版社 1997); ISBN 7-5031-1718-4; p. 300.

v • d • e Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

History • Politics • Economy

Prefecture-level cities	Karamay • Ürümqi

Prefectures	Aksu • Hami • Hotan • Kashgar • Turpan • Altay¹ • Qoqek¹

Autonomous prefectures	Bayin'gholin • Börtala • Changji • Ili • Kizilsu

Sub-prefecture-level cities	Aral • Shihezi • Tumushuke • Wujiaqu

¹ Part of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture See also: List of Xinjiang County-level divisions

Administrative Divisions of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Provincial Capital：Ürümqi City)

Prefecture-level Cities, Regional District, Autonomous Prefectures	Urban Area Districts, County-level Cities, Counties, Autonomous Counties
Ürümqi City：	Tianshan District \| Saybagh District \| Xinshi District \| Shuimogou District \| Toutunhe District \| Dabancheng District \| Dongshan District \| Ürümqi County
Karamay City：	Karamay District \| Dushanzi District \| Baijiantan District \| Urho District
Turfan Prefecture：	Turfan City \| Toksun County \| Piqan County
Hami Prefecture：	Kumul City \| Yiwu County \| Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County
Hotan Prefecture：	Hotan City \| Hotan County \| Lop County \| Minfeng County \| Pishan County \| Qira County \| Keriya County \| Karakax County
Aksu Prefecture：	Aksu City \| Wensu County \| Xayar County \| Baicheng County \| Awat County \| Kuqa County \| Kalpin County \| Toksu County \| Uqturpan County
Kashgar Prefecture：	Kashgar City \| Maralbishi County \| Poskam County \| Peyziwat County \| Kargilik County \| Yopurga County \| Shule County \| Mekit County \| Yengisar County \| Yarkent County \| Shufu County \| Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County
Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture：	Artux City \| Akqi County \| Ulugqat County \| Akto County
Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture：	Korla City \| Hejing County \| Yuli County \| Hoxud County \| Qiemo County \| Bohu County \| Luntai County \| Ruoqiang County \| Yanqi Hui Autonomous County
Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture：	Changji City \| Fukang City \| Miquan City \| Qitai County \| Manas County \| Jimsar County \| Hutubi County \| Mori Kazakh Autonomous County
Börtala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture：	Börtala City \| Jinghe County \| Wenquan County
Autonomous Regional Districts directly under the jurisdiction of the County-level Cities：	Shihezi City \| Aral City \| Tumushuke City \| Wujiaqu City
Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture：	(The Tacheng Prefecture and Altay Prefectures are under the provincial jurisdiction of the Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture.)
Autonomous Territories：	Yining City \| Kuitun City \| Yining County \| Tekes County \| Nilka County \| Zhaosu County \| Xinyuan County \| Huocheng County \| Gongliu County \| Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County
Tacheng Prefecture：	Tacheng City \| Wusu City \| Emin County \| Yumin County \| Shawan County \| Toli County \| Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County
Altay Prefecture：	Altay City \| Qinggil County \| Jeminay County \| Fuyun County \| Burqin County \| Fuhai County \| Habahe County