Kashgar Prefecture

Kashgar Prefecture
喀什地区
قەشقەر ۋىلايىتى
—  Prefecture  —
Chinese transcription(s)
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Kashgar prefecture (red) in Xinjiang province (orange) and China
Country China
Province Xinjiang
County-level divisions
Area
 • Prefecture 1,120,057 km2 (432,456.4 sq mi)
 • Urban 555 km2 (214.3 sq mi)
 • Metro 555 km2 (214.3 sq mi)
Population (2010 census)
 • Prefecture 3,979,362
 • Density 3.6/km2 (9.2/sq mi)
 • Urban 400,225
 • Urban density 721.1/km2 (1,867.7/sq mi)
 • Metro 400,225
 • Metro density 721.1/km2 (1,867.7/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Website Kashgar(Kashi) Prefecture Government

Kashgar Prefecture or Kashi Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 喀什地区; traditional Chinese: 喀什地區; pinyin: Kāshí Dìqū; Uyghur: قەشقەر ۋىلايىتى‎, ULY: Qeshqer Wilayiti, UPNY: K̡əxk̡ər Vilayiti?; also spelled Kashgar) is located in mid-western Xinjiang, China. It has an area of 112,057 km² and 3,979,362 inhabitants at the 2010 cenus with a population density of 36 inhabitants/km² ).

The capital of the prefecture is the city of Kashgar which has 400,225' inhabitants in its built up area.

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Ethnic groups in Kashgar Prefecture, 2000 census

Nationality Population Percentage
Uyghur 3,042,942 89.35%
Han 311,770 9.15%
Tajik 33,611 0.99%
Kyrgyz 5,078 0.15%
Hui 5,046 0.15%
Uzbek 2,496 0.07%
Tujia 829 0.02%
Miao 649 0.02%
Mongol 634 0.02%
Tibetan 530 0.02%
Zhuang 521 0.02%
others 1,607 0.05%

Administrative divisions

# Name Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin Uyghur
(kona yezik̡)		 Uyghur Latin
(yengi yezik̡)		 Population (2003 est.) Area (km²) Density (/km²)
1 Kashgar City
(Kaxgar City / Kashi City)		 喀什市 Kāshí Shì قەشقەر شەھىرى Qeshqer Shehiri 350,000 555 631
2 Shufu County 疏附县 Shūfù Xiàn قەشقەر كونا شەھەر ناھىيىسى Qeshqer Kona Sheher Nahiyisi 370,000 3,483 106
3 Shule County 疏勒县 Shūlè Xiàn قەشقەر يېڭىشەھەر ناھىيىسى Qeshqer Yéngisheher Nahiyisi 290,000 2,262 128
4 Yengisar County 英吉沙县 Yīngjíshā Xiàn يېڭىسار ناھىيىسى Yéngisar Nahiyisi 230,000 3,421 67
5 Poskam County 泽普县 Zépǔ Xiàn پوسكام ناھىيىسى Poskam Nahiyisi 180,000 1,000 180
6 Yarkant County 莎车县 Shāchē Xiàn يەكەن ناھىيىسى Yeken Nahiyisi 620,000 9,037 69
7 Kargilik County 叶城县 Yèchéng Xiàn قاغىلىق ناھىيىسى Qaghiliq Nahiyisi 370,000 28,929 13
8 Makit County 麦盖提县 Màigàití Xiàn مەكىت ناھىيىسى Mekit Nahiyisi 210,000 11,023 19
9 Yopurga County 岳普湖县 Yuèpǔhú Xiàn يوپۇرغا ناھىيىسى Yopurgha Nahiyisi 140,000 3,166 44
10 Peyziwat County 伽师县 Gāshī Xiàn پەيزىۋات ناھىيىسى Peyzivat Nahiyisi 330,000 6,601 50
11 Maralbexi County 巴楚县 Bāchǔ Xiàn مارالبېشى ناھىيىسى Maralbeshi Nahiyisi 390,000 18,491 21
12 Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County 塔什库尔干塔吉克自治县 Tǎshíkù'ěrgān Tǎjíkè Zìzhìxiàn تاشقۇرقان تاجىك ئاپتونوم ناھىيىسى Tashqurqan Tajik Aptonom Nahiyisi 30,000 24,089 1

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