Aksu Prefecture

For other uses, see Aksu (disambiguation).
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
Outside of Aksu City with Tian Shan range in the background
Aksu Prefecture (red) in Xinjiang (orange)
Aksu Prefecture (red) in Xinjiang (orange)
Coordinates (Aksu City government): 41°11′N 80°17′E / 41.18°N 80.29°E / 41.18; 80.29
CountryChina
ProvinceXinjiang
County-level divisions8
SeatAksu 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[1])
 • Prefecture
2,714,422
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
GDP[2]
 • PrefectureCN¥ 156.4 billion
US$ 24.3 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 56,892
US$ 8,820
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
843000
Area code997
ISO 3166 codeCN-XJ-29
License Plate新N
WebsiteAksu Prefecture Government
Aksu Prefecture
Uyghur name
Uyghurئاقسۇ ۋىلايىتى‎
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiAqsu Wilayiti
Yengi YeziⱪAk̡su Vilayiti
SASM/GNCAk̂su Vilayiti
Siril YëziqiАқсу Вилайити
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese阿克蘇地區
Simplified Chinese阿克苏地区
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinĀkèsū Dìqū
Wade–GilesA¹-kʻo⁴-su¹ Ti⁴-chʻü¹
IPA[á.kʰɤ̂.sú.tî.tɕʰý]
other Mandarin
Xiao'erjingاَکْ‌سُ دِکِیُوِ

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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  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.
  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.