| Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture 克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州 قىزىلسۇ قىرغىز ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى كىزىلسۋ كىزگىز اۆتونومييالى وبلاستى |
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| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Pinyin | Kèzīlèsū Kē'ěrkèzī Zìzhìzhōu |
| Kizilsu prefecture (red) in Xinjiang province (orange) and China | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: 克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州; pinyin: Kèzīlèsū Kē'ěrkèzī Zìzhìzhōu; Kyrgyz:كىزىلسۋ كىزگىز اۆتونومييالى وبلاستى, Кызылсу Кыргыз aвтономиялы oбласты; Uyghur: قىزىلسۇ قىرغىز ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى, ULY: Qizilsu Qirghiz aptonom oblasti) is an autonomous prefecture of the People's Republic of China. It is located in the western part of Xinjiang. The prefecture has an area of 69.112 km² and its capital is Artux. Kizilsu in the Kyrgyz language (as well as in modern Turkish) means "red water".
Kizilsu directly controls 1 county-level city and 3 counties.
| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (kona yezik̡) |
Uyghur Latin (yengi yezik̡) |
Population (2003 est.) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artux City | 阿图什市 | Ātúshí Shì | ئاتۇش شەھىرى | Atush Shehiri | 210,000 | 15,698 | 13 |
| 2 | Akto County | 阿克陶县 | Ākètáo Xiàn | ئاقتو ناھىيىسى | Aqto Nahiyisi | 170,000 | 24,555 | 7 |
| 3 | Akqi County | 阿合奇县 | Āhéqí Xiàn | ئاقچى ناھىيىسى | Aqchi Nahiyisi | 40,000 | 11,545 | 3 |
| 4 | Ulugqat County | 乌恰县 | Wūqià Xiàn | ئۇلۇغچات ناھىيىسى | Ulughchat Nahiyisi | 50,000 | 19,118 | 3 |
According to the 2000 census, Kizilsu has 439,688 inhabitants with a population density of 6.36 inhabitants per km².
| Nationality | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Uyghur | 281,306 | 63.98% |
| Kyrgyz | 124,533 | 28.32% |
| Han | 28,197 | 6.41% |
| Tajiks | 4,662 | 1.06% |
| Hui | 432 | 0.1% |
| Others | 558 | 0.13% |
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