Altay Prefecture
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Altay Prefecture 阿勒泰地区 • التاي ايماعى • ئالتاي ۋىلايىتى (Chinese) • (Uyghur) • (Kazakh) |
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Black Irtysh river in Burqin County
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 Altay Prefecture (red) in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture (light red) and Xinjiang (orange) |
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| Coordinates: 47°00′N 88°22′E / 47.000°N 88.367°ECoordinates: 47°00′N 88°22′E / 47.000°N 88.367°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| Sub-provincial | Ili Prefecture |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture | 117,800 km2 (45,500 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 10,852 km2 (4,190 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 10,852 km2 (4,190 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Prefecture | 603,280 |
| • Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 216,890 |
| • Urban density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 216,890 |
| • Metro density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Website | Altay Prefecture Government |
Altay Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 阿勒泰地区; traditional Chinese: 阿勒泰地區; pinyin: Ālètài Dìqū, Xiao'erjing: اَلْتَىْ دِٿٗوٗ; Uyghur: ئالتاي ۋىلايىتى, Алтай Вилайити, ULY: Altay Wilayiti; Kazakh: التاي ايماعى, Алтай аймағы, Altay aymağı) 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 Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. At 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 is also shares international border with the neighboring Altai Republic, Russia.
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