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Tacheng Prefecture

Tacheng Prefecture
塔城地区تارباعاتاي ايماعىتارباغاتاي ۋىلايىتى
(Chinese) • (Uyghur) • (Kazakh)
Prefecture
Usu in Tacheng Prefecture
Usu in Tacheng Prefecture
Tacheng prefecture (red) in Ili prefecture (light red) and Xinjiang (orange)
Tacheng prefecture (red) in Ili prefecture (light red) and Xinjiang (orange)
Country People's Republic of China
Province Xinjiang
Sub-provincial Ili Prefecture
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Website xjtc.gov.cn
Tarbagatai Prefecture
Chinese name
Chinese 塔城地区
Uyghur name
Uyghur
تارباغاتاي ۋىلايىتى
Kazakh name
Kazakh تارباعاتاي ايماعى
Tarbağatay aymağı
Тарбағатай аймағы

Tacheng (Tarbagatay) Prefecture is located in northern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. It has an area of 98,824 km2 (38,156 sq mi) and a population of 892,397 (2000). It is a part of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. The prefecture level city of Karamay forms a separate enclave in the middle of Tacheng.

Tacheng prefecture is divided into 2 county level cities, 4 counties, and 1 autonomous county.

See Emin Valley, Tarbagatai Mountains, Saur Mountains, Gurbantünggüt Desert.

Coordinates: 45°49′59″N 84°49′59″E / 45.833°N 84.833°E / 45.833; 84.833



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