Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture

Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture
Name transcription(s)
 • Chinese克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州
 • Uyghurقىزىلسۇ قىرغىز ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى
 • Kyrgyzقىزىلسۇۇ قىرعىز اپتونوم وبلاسى
Kyrgyz yurts in Bulungkol, Akto County
Kizilsu Prefecture (red) in Xinjiang (orange)
Kizilsu Prefecture (red) in Xinjiang (orange)
CountryPeople's Republic of China
RegionXinjiang
CapitalArtux
Area
 • Total
70,916 km2 (27,381 sq mi)
Elevation1,150−7,000+ m (3,800−23,000+ ft)
Population
 (2020 Census)
 • Total
622,222
 • Density8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Major ethnic groups
GDP[2]
 • TotalCN¥ 15.9 billion
US$ 2.3 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 25,556
US$ 3,698
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 codeCN-XJ-30
Websitewww.xjkz.gov.cn (in Chinese)
Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese克孜勒蘇柯爾克孜自治州
Simplified Chinese克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKèzīlèsū Kē'ěrkèzī Zìzhìzhōu
Wade–GilesKʻo4-tzŭ1-lê4-su1 Kʻo1-êrh3-kʻo4-tzŭ1 Tzŭ4-chih4-chou1
other Mandarin
Xiao'erjingكْذِلْصُوَع كْعَركْذِ ذِجِجِوْ
Uyghur name
Uyghurقىزىلسۇ قىرغىز ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiQizilsu Qirghiz Aptonom Oblasti
Yengi YeziⱪK̡izilsu K̡irƣiz Aptonom Oblasti
SASM/GNCK̂izilsu K̂irĝiz Aptonom Oblasti
Siril YëziqiҚизилсу Қирғиз аптоном области
Kyrgyz name
Kyrgyzقىزىلسۇۇ قىرعىز اپتونوم وبلاسى
Кызылсуу Кыргыз аптоном обласы
Kyzylsuu Kyrgyz aptonom oblasy

Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture[a][b] is an autonomous prefecture in western Xinjiang, China, bordering Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Its capital is Artux. The prefecture is home to 622,222 people (as of 2020) and covers an area of 70,916 km2 (27,381 sq mi). Most Kyrgyz in China reside in Kizilsu; they make up a little over a quarter of the prefecture's population. The Uyghurs are the largest ethnic group in Kizilsu, consisting of nearly two-thirds of the population.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference cihai was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "克孜勒苏州2019年国民经济和社会发展统计公报" (in Chinese). 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  3. ^ "The Kirgiz ethnic minority". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 3 September 2020. The Kirgiz ethnic minority, with a population of 143,500, finds 80 per cent of its inhabitants in the Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture in the southwestern part of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.


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