Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture

Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture

Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese:克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州, Pinyin: "Kèzīlèsū Kē'ěrkèzī Zìzhìzhōu", Kyrgyz:كىزىلسۋ كىزگىز اۆتونومييالى وبلاستى, Кызылсу Кыргыз aвтономиялы oбласты, Uyghur: قىزىلسۇ قىرغىز ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى, Qizilsu Qirghiz aptonom oblasti) is an autonomous prefecture of the People's Republic of China. It is located in the western part of Xinjiang. The prefecture has an area of 69.112 km² and its capital is Artux. "Kizilsu" in the Kyrgyz language (as well as in modern Turkish) means "red water".

Subdivisions

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

*County-level City: Artux ("Ātúshí" 阿图什)
*Counties: Akto ("Ākètáo" 阿克陶), Akqi ("Āhéqí" 阿合奇), Ulugqat ("Wūqiàqí" 乌恰奇)

Demographics

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

Ethnic groups in Kizilsu, 2000 census


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