Altay City

For other uses of "Altay", see Altay.
Not to be confused with Altai City in Mongolia.
Not to be confused with Altai Town in Kazakhstan.
Altay
阿勒泰市 (Chinese)
ئالتاي شەھىرى (Uyghur)
التاي قالاسى (Kazakh)
ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠢ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ (Mongolian)
County-level city
Location of Altay
Altay is located in Dzungaria
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Location of the city center in Xinjiang
Altay is located in Xinjiang
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Altay (Xinjiang)
Altay is located in China
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Altay (China)
Coordinates (Altay City government): 47°49′37″N 88°07′51″E / 47.82694°N 88.13083°E / 47.82694; 88.13083
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
PrefectureAltay
Municipal seatTuanjie Road Subdistrict
Area
11,400 km2 (4,400 sq mi)
Elevation
887 m (2,910 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
221,454
 • Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
 • Urban
 (2016)[2]
114,995
 • Rural
 (2016)[2]
83,945
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Postal code
836500
Area code0906
GDP (Nominal)2016[2]
 - Total¥6.483 billion
US$1.007 billion
 - per capita¥32.574
US$5.060
WebsiteAltay City Government Website
Altay City
Chinese name
Chinese阿勒泰
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinĀlètài
other Mandarin
DunganАләтэ (Aləte, اَلْتَىْ)
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese承化寺
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChénghuà Sì
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicАлтай хот
Mongolian scriptᠠᠯᠲᠠᠢ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ
Transcriptions
SASM/GNCaltai ꭓota
Uyghur name
Uyghurئالتاي‎
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiAltay
Yengi YeziⱪAltay
SASM/GNCAltay
Siril YëziqiАлтай
Kazakh name
Kazakhالتاي قالاسى
Altai qalası
Алтай қаласы

Altay or Aletai is a county-level city in Altay Prefecture within Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, in far Northern Xinjiang, China. The city centre is located on the banks of Kelan River.

  1. ^ "Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties". Archived from the original on 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  2. ^ a b c "2016 Altay City National Economic and Social Development Statistical Communique". Retrieved 17 June 2018.[permanent dead link‍]


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