Altay Prefecture

Coordinates: 47°50′N 88°08′E / 47.83°N 88.13°E / 47.83; 88.13
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Not to be confused with the neighbouring Russian federal subject of Altai Republic and the other Russian federal subject of Altai Krai.
Altay Prefecture
阿勒泰地区 (
China Standard)
ISO 3166 codeCN-XJ-43
WebsiteAltay Prefecture Government
Altay Prefecture
Chinese name
Hanyu Pinyin
Ālètài Dìqū
Wade–GilesA¹-lê⁴-tʻai⁴ Ti⁴-chʻü¹
other Mandarin
Xiao'erjingاَلَ‌تَیْ دِکِیُوِ
Uyghur nameUyghurئالتاي ۋىلايىتى‎Kazakh nameKazakhالتاي ايماعى
Altaı Aımaǵy

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]

Subdivisions

The prefecture is divided into one county-level city and two counties.

# Name Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY) Kazakh (Arabic script) Kazakh Latin alphabet Population (2020 Census) Area (km2) Density (/km2)
1 Altay 阿勒泰市 Ālètài Shì ئالتاي شەھىرى Altay Shehiri التاي قالاسى Altaı qalasy 221,454 10,826 20.46
2 Burqin County 布尔津县 Bù'ěrjīn Xiàn بۇرچىن ناھىيىسى Burchin Nahiyisi بۋىرشىن اۋدانى Býyrshyn aýdany 72,894 10,345 7.05
3 Fuyun County[4] 富蕴县 Fùyùn Xiàn كوكتوقاي ناھىيىسى Koktoqay Nahiyisi كوكتوعاي اۋدانى Kóktoǵaı aýdany 99,748 32,209 3.10
4 Fuhai County[4] 福海县 Fúhǎi Xiàn بۇرۇلتوقاي ناھىيىسى Burultoqay Nahiyisi بۋرىلتوعاي اۋدانى Buryltoǵaı aýdany 75,537 33,261 2.27
5 Habahe County[4] 哈巴河县 Hābāhé Xiàn قابا ناھىيىسى Qaba Nahiyisi قابا اۋدانى Qaba aýdany 82,524 8,181 10.09
6 Qinghe County[4] 青河县 Qīnghé Xiàn چىڭگىل ناھىيىسى Chinggil Nahiyisi شىڭگىل اۋدانى Shińgil aýdany 61,680 15,743 3.92
7 Jeminay County 吉木乃县 Jímùnǎi Xiàn جېمىنەي ناھىيىسى Jëminey Nahiyisi جەمەنەي اۋدانى Jemeneı aýdany 34,336 7,146 4.80

Demographics

The proportion of nationalities in Altay Prefecture
Nationality Percentage
Kazakhs
 
 52.8%
Han
 
 39.8%
Hui
 
 3.8%
Uyghurs
 
 1.4%
Mongols
 
 1.0%
Others
 
 1.2%
Source of the population statistics :[5]

Administration

Secretary of the Party Committee

  • Zhang Yan
  • Mar.2017–

Administrative Commissioner

  1. Mawken Seyitqamzaüli 2003 – 2007
  2. Aitzhanuly Sabir
  3. Talgat Usen zh:塔里哈提·吾逊 2012? — 1 April 2017
  4. Qadan Käbenuly 1 April 2017 — April 2021
  5. Zhenis Khadis 2021 – ?
  6. Aydyn Toleukhanuly

References

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Look up Altay, A'ertai, or A-erh-t'ai in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
  1. ISBN 978-7-5037-9457-5
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  2. ^ "China's 8,000-year-old skiing method". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  3. ^ "Skiing's Origins Being Preserved in Remote Western China". Voice of America. 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  4. ^
    ISBN 7-5031-1718-4
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  5. ^ 3–7 各地、州、市、县(市)分民族人口数 [3–7 Population by Nationality by Prefecture, State, City and County (City)]. tjj.xinjiang.gov.cn (in Chinese). Statistical Bureau of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. 2020-06-10. Archived from the original on 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
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