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Altay Prefecture
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![]() Black Irtysh river in Burqin County | |
![]() Altay Prefecture (red) in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture (light red) and Xinjiang (orange) | |
Coordinates (Altay City): 47°50′N 88°08′E / 47.83°N 88.13°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Xinjiang |
Sub-provincial | Ili Prefecture |
Seat | Altay City |
Area | |
117,710 km2 (45,450 sq mi) | |
? Metro | 10,826 km2 (4,180 sq mi) |
Population (2020 census) | |
648,173 | |
? Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) |
? Metro | 221,454 |
? Metro density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
GDP[1] | |
? Prefecture | CN¥ 33.9 billion US$ 4.9 billion |
? Per capita | CN¥ 51,524 US$ 7,469 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
ISO 3166 code | CN-XJ-43 |
Website | Altay Prefecture Government |
Altay Prefecture | |||||||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 阿勒泰地区 | ||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 阿勒泰地區 | ||||||||||||
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Uyghur name | |||||||||||||
Uyghur | ?????? ???????? | ||||||||||||
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Kazakh name | |||||||||||||
Kazakh | ????? ?????? Alta? A?ma?y |
Altay Prefecture is located in Northern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. It has an area of 118,015 km2 (45,566 sq mi) and a population of 561,667 (2000). It is a part of the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. As of the 2000 census, Altay was the only major subdivision of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture with an ethnic Kazakh majority (about 51%). In 2007, it had a GDP of RMB 9.9 billion with a 12% growth rate. It also shares an international border with the neighboring Altai Republic, located within Russia.
Altay is considered the birthplace of skiing, based on 10,000 to 30,000 year old cave paintings depicting skiers.[2][3]
Geography
[edit]Both the Irtysh River and the Ulungur River run through the prefecture. The Kanas Lake and Ulungur Lake reside in the north.
The Altay Prefecture has an average elevation of 1,408 meters; with a minimum elevation of 246 meters and a maximum of 4, 178 meters.[4]
Subdivisions
[edit]The prefecture is divided into one county-level city and six counties.
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# | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Kazakh (Arabic script) | Kazakh Latin alphabet | Population (2020 Census) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
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1 | Altay City | 阿勒泰市 | ālètài Shì | ?????? ?????? | Altay Shehiri | ????? ?????? | Alta? qalasy | 221,454 | 10,826 | 20.46 |
2 | Burqin County | 布尔津县 | Bù'ěrjīn Xiàn | ?????? ???????? | Burchin Nahiyisi | ??????? ?????? | Byyrshyn aydany | 72,894 | 10,345 | 7.05 |
3 | Fuyun County[5] | 富蕴县 | Fùyùn Xiàn | ???????? ???????? | Koktoqay Nahiyisi | ???????? ?????? | Kókto?a? aydany | 99,748 | 32,209 | 3.10 |
4 | Fuhai County[5] | 福海县 | Fúhǎi Xiàn | ?????????? ???????? | Burultoqay Nahiyisi | ?????????? ?????? | Burylto?a? aydany | 75,537 | 33,261 | 2.27 |
5 | Habahe County[5] | 哈巴河县 | Hābāhé Xiàn | ???? ???????? | Qaba Nahiyisi | ???? ?????? | Qaba aydany | 82,524 | 8,181 | 10.09 |
6 | Qinghe County[5] | 青河县 | Qīnghé Xiàn | ?????? ???????? | Chinggil Nahiyisi | ?????? ?????? | Shińgil aydany | 61,680 | 15,743 | 3.92 |
7 | Jeminay County | 吉木乃县 | Jímùnǎi Xiàn | ??????? ???????? | J?miney Nahiyisi | ??????? ?????? | Jemene? aydany | 34,336 | 7,146 | 4.80 |
Demographics
[edit]Administration
[edit]Secretary of the Party Committee
- Zhang Yan
- Mar.2017–
Administrative Commissioner
- Mawken Seyitqamzaüli 2003 – 2007
- Aitzhanuly Sabir
- Talgat Usen zh:塔里哈提·吾逊 2012? — 1 April 2017
- Qadan K?benuly 1 April 2017 — April 2021
- Zhenis Khadis 2021 – ?
- Aydyn Toleukhanuly
References
[edit]- ^ 新疆维吾尔自治区统计局、国家统计局新疆调查总队 (2021). 《新疆统计年鉴-2020》. China Statistics Press. ISBN 978-7-5037-9457-5.
- ^ "China's 8,000-year-old skiing method". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
- ^ "Skiing's Origins Being Preserved in Remote Western China". Voice of America. 2025-08-14. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
- ^ "Altay Prefecture topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
- ^ a b c d The official spelling according to 中国地名录. Beijing: SinoMaps Press (中国地图出版社). 1997. ISBN 7-5031-1718-4.
- ^ 3–7 各地、州、市、县(市)分民族人口数 [3–7 Ethnic composition of Prefectures, States, Cities and Counties]. tjj.xinjiang.gov.cn (in Chinese). Statistical Bureau of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. 2025-08-14. Archived from the original on 2025-08-14. Retrieved 2025-08-14.