Aksu Prefecture

Aksu Prefecture
Aksu Prefecture
Uyghur name
Uyghur	ئاقسۇ ۋىلايىتى‎
Latin Yëziqi
Transcriptions
Latin Yëziqi	Aqsu Wilayiti
Yengi Yeziⱪ	Ak̡su Vilayiti
SASM/GNC	Ak̂su Vilayiti
Siril Yëziqi	Ақсу Вилайити
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	阿克蘇地區
Simplified Chinese	阿克苏地区
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Ākèsū Dìqū
Wade–Giles	A¹-kʻo⁴-su¹ Ti⁴-chʻü¹
IPA	[á.kʰɤ̂.sú.tî.tɕʰý]
other Mandarin
Xiao'erjing	اَکْ‌سُ دِکِیُوِ

Aksu Prefecture

阿克苏地区 (Chinese)
ئاقسۇ ۋىلايىتى (Uyghur)
Aqsu, Akesu
Aksu Prefecture 阿克苏地区 (Chinese); ئاقسۇ ۋىلايىتى (Uyghur) Aqsu, Akesu
Prefecture
	Outside of Aksu City with Tian Shan range in the background
	Aksu Prefecture (red) in Xinjiang (orange)
	Coordinates (Aksu City government): 41°11′N 80°17′E / 41.18°N 80.29°E
Country	China
Province	Xinjiang
County-level divisions	8
Seat	Aksu City
Area
• Prefecture	127,817 km2 (49,350 sq mi)
• Urban	14,415 km2 (5,566 sq mi)
Elevation	1,519 m (4,984 ft)
Population (2020 Census)
• Prefecture	2,714,422
• Density	21/km2 (55/sq mi)
GDP
• Prefecture	CN¥ 156.4 billion; US$ 24.3 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 56,892; US$ 8,820
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	843000
Area code	997
ISO 3166 code	CN-XJ-29
License Plate	新N
Website	Aksu Prefecture Government

Aksu Prefecture^[4]^[5] is located in mid-Western Xinjiang, China. It has an area of 131,161 km² (50,642 sq mi) and 2.714 million inhabitants at the 2020 census whom 715,319 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made up of Aksu urban district.^[6] The name Aksu is Turkic for 'white water'. Aksu Prefecture has a 263.8 km (163.9 mi) long international boundary with Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.

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^ "2021年新疆各市州GDP排行榜乌鲁木齐排名第一昌吉排名第二". Sohu (in Chinese). 13 March 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
^ "China". Ethnologue. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
^ The official spelling according to 中国地名录. Beijing: SinoMaps Press (中国地图出版社). 1997. ISBN 7-5031-1718-4.
^ 西域地名考录. p. 21.
^ "GeoHive - China, Xinjiang population statistics". Archived from the original on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2013-05-21.

[1] "新疆维吾尔自治区第七次全国人口普查主要数据" (in Chinese). 15 March 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2022.

[2] "2021年新疆各市州GDP排行榜乌鲁木齐排名第一昌吉排名第二". Sohu (in Chinese). 13 March 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[3] "China". Ethnologue. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2017-09-03.

[official-4] The official spelling according to 中国地名录. Beijing: SinoMaps Press (中国地图出版社). 1997. ISBN 7-5031-1718-4.

[5] 西域地名考录. p. 21.

[6] "GeoHive - China, Xinjiang population statistics". Archived from the original on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2013-05-21.

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