Tacheng Prefecture
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Tacheng Prefecture is located in northern Xinjiang
Xinjiang
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, China. It has an area
Area
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of 98,824 km² and a population of 892,397 (2000). It is a part of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture , in northernmost Xinjiang, is the only Kazakh autonomous prefecture of the People's Republic of China.-Geography and coordinates:The following figures excludes both Tacheng Prefecture and Altay Prefecture....
. The prefecture level city of Karamay
Karamay
Karamay, Qaramay or Kelamayi is a prefecture-level city in the north of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, in northwestern China...
forms a separate enclave in the middle of Tacheng.
Subdivisions
Tacheng prefecture is divided into 2 county level citiesCounty-level city
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, 4 counties, and 1 autonomous county.
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Population (2003 est.) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tacheng City Tacheng -References:* Khālidī, Qurbanʻali, Allen J. Frank, and Mirkasym Abdulakhatovich Usmanov. An Islamic Biographical Dictionary of the Eastern Kazakh Steppe, 1770-1912. Brill's Inner Asian library, v. 12. Leiden: Brill, 2004.... |
塔城市 | Tǎchéng Shì | چۆچەك شەھىرى | Chöchek Shehiri | شاۋەشەك قالاسى | 160,000 | 4,007 | 40 |
| 2 | Wusu City Wusu Wusu can also refer to Taiyuan Wusu Airport.Wusu is a county-level city with more than 100,000 residents in Xinjiang. It is a part of Tacheng Prefecture of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. Wusu is a city, where oil-production is a major part of the economy... |
乌苏市 | Wūsū Shì | ۋۇسۇ شەھىرى | Shehiri | وسۋ قالاسى | 210,000 | 14,394 | 15 |
| 3 | Emin County Emin County Emin County is a county situated in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Tacheng Prefecture.It has an area of 9,092 km² with a population of 200,000. The Postcode is 834600.... |
额敏县 | Émǐn Xiàn | دۆربىلجىن ناھىيىسى | Dörbiljin Nahiyisi | ءدوربىلجىن اۋدانى | 200,000 | 9,147 | 22 |
| 4 | Shawan County Shawan County Shawan County is a county situated in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Tacheng Prefecture.It has an area of 12,468 km² with a population of 200,000. The Postcode is 832100.- Transport :... |
沙湾县 | Shāwān Xiàn | ساۋەن ناھىيىسى | Saven Nahiyisi | ساۋان اۋدانى | 200,000 | 12,460 | 16 |
| 5 | Toli County Toli County Toli County is a county situated in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Tacheng Prefecture.It has an area of 19,982 km² with a population of 90,000. The Postcode is 834500.... |
托里县 | Tuōlǐ Xiàn | تولى ناھىيىسى | Toli Nahiyisi | تولى اۋدانى | 90,000 | 19,992 | 5 |
| 6 | Yumin County Yumin County Yumin County is a county situated in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Tacheng Prefecture.It has an area of 6,090 km² with a population of 50,000. The Postcode is 834800.... |
裕民县 | Yùmín Xiàn | چاغانتوقاي ناھىيىسى | Chaghantoqay Nahiyisi | شاعانتوعاي اۋدانى | 50,000 | 6,107 | 8 |
| 7 | Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County is a county situated in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administrative jurisdiction of the Tacheng Prefecture. It has an area of 28,799 km² with a population of 50,000. The Postcode is 834400.... |
和布克赛尔蒙古自治县 | Hébùkèsài'ěr Měnggǔ Zìzhìxiàn | ئاپتونوم ناھىيىسى قوبۇقسار موڭغۇل | Qobuqsar Mongghul Aptonom Nahiyisi | قوبىقسارى موڭعۇل اۆتونوميالى اۋدانى | 50,000 | 28,784 | 2 |