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Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture

Kizilsu Prefecture
克孜勒苏州قىزىلسۇۇ وبلاسىقىزىلسۇ ئوبلاستى
(Chinese) • (Uyghur) • (Kyrgyz)
Autonomous prefectures
Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture
克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州
قىزىلسۇ قىرغىز ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى
قىزىلسۇۇ قىرعىز اپتونوم وبلاسى
Yurt of the Kirghiz in Kizilsu
Yurt of the Kirghiz in Kizilsu
Kizilsu Prefecture (red) in Xinjiang (orange)
Kizilsu Prefecture (red) in Xinjiang (orange)
Country People's Republic of China
Region Xinjiang
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 克孜勒蘇柯爾克孜自治州
Simplified Chinese 克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州
Uyghur name
Uyghur
قىزىلسۇ قىرغىز ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى
Kyrgyz name
Kyrgyz قىزىلسۇۇ قىرعىز اپتونوم وبلاسى
Кызылсуу Кыргыз аптоном обласы
Qızılsuu Qırğız aptonom oblası

Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture of China. It is located in the western part of Xinjiang. The prefecture has an area of 69,112 km2 (26,684 sq mi) and its capital is Artux. Kizilsu in the Kyrgyz language means “red water”.

Kizilsu directly controls 1 county-level city and 3 counties.

According to the 2000 census, Kizilsu has 439,688 inhabitants with a population density of 6.36 inhabitants per km².

Kyrgyz in China

Coordinates: 39°40′N 76°43′E / 39.667°N 76.717°E / 39.667; 76.717


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