Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture

Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture
ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠭᠣᠣᠯ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠵᠧᠦ
巴音郭楞蒙古自治州
بايىنغولىن موڭغۇل ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى
—  Autonomous prefectures  —
Chinese transcription(s)
 • Pinyin Bāyīnguōlèng Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu
Bayingolin Mongol prefecture (red) in Xinjiang province (orange) and China
Country China
Province Xinjiang
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)

Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture (Mongolian Cyrillic : Баянголын Монгол өөртөө засах жөү, Bayingol means as "rich river"; Chinese: 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州; pinyin: Bāyīnguōlèng Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu; Uyghur: بايىنغولىن موڭغۇل ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى‎, ULY: Bayingholin Mongghol Aptonom Oblasti)[1], short for Bayingol (Chinese: 巴州; pinyin: Bāzhōu) 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.

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Demographics

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

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%

Subdivisions

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

# Name Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin Uyghur
(kona yezik̡)
Uyghur Latin
(yengi yezik̡)
Population (2003 est.) Area (km²) Density (/km²)
1 Korla City 库尔勒市 Kù'ěrlè Shì كورلا شەھىرى Korla Shehiri 420,000 7,219 58
2 Luntai County 轮台县 Lúntái Xiàn بۈگۈر ناھىيىسى Bügür Nahiyisi 100,000 14,185 7
3 Yuli County 尉犁县 Yùlí Xiàn لوپنۇر ناھىيىسى Lopnur Nahiyisi 110,000 59,402 2
4 Ruoqiang County 若羌县 Ruòqiāng Xiàn چاقىلىق ناھىيىسى Chaqiliq Nahiyisi 30,000 199,222 0
5 Qiemo County 且末县 Qiěmò Xiàn چەرچەن ناھىيىسى Cherchen Nahiyisi 60,000 138,680 0
6 Hejing County 和静县 Héjìng Xiàn خېجىڭ ناھىيىسى Xéjing Nahiyisi 180,000 34,984 5
7 Hoxud County 和硕县 Héshuò Xiàn خوشۇت ناھىيىسى Xoshut Nahiyisi 70,000 12,754 5
8 Bohu County 博湖县 Bóhú Xiàn باغراش ناھىيىسى Baghrash Nahiyisi 60,000 3,597 17
9 Yanqi Hui Autonomous County 焉耆回族自治县 Yānqí Huízú Zìzhìxiàn يەنجى خۇيزۇ ئاپتونوم ناھىيىسى Yenji Xuyzu Aptonom Nahiyisi 120,000 2,429 49
Bayanbulak grassland in Hejing County.

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Footnotes

  1. ^ 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.