Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture

Kizilsu (also as Kezilesu; Chinese: 克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州; pinyin: Kèzīlèsū Kēěrkèzī Zìzhìzhōu) is an autonomous prefecture of Kyrgyz people in the west of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, bordering with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The prefecture has an area of 69,112 km2 (26,684 sq mi) and its capital is Artux. Kizilsu in the Kyrgyz language means “red water”.

Kizilsu Prefecture

克孜勒苏州 · قىزىلسۇ ئوبلاستى‎
Autonomous prefecture
Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture
克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州
قىزىلسۇ قىرغىز ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى‎
Yurt of the Kirghiz in Kizilsu
Kizilsu Prefecture (red) in Xinjiang (orange)
CountryPeople's Republic of China
RegionXinjiang
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 codeCN-XJ-30
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
Uyghur name
Uyghurقىزىلسۇ قىرغىز ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى‎
Kyrgyz name
Kyrgyzقىزىلسۇۇ قىرعىز اپتونوم وبلاسى‎
Кызылсуу Кыргыз аптоном обласы
Qızılsuu Qırğız aptonom oblası

Subdivisions
Map including the westernmost point of China (DMA, 1982)

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


(Note: This map does not reflect changes to the China–Tajikistan border.)
# Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY) Kyrgyz (Arabic script) Kyrgyz (Cyrillic script) Kyrgyz Latin transcription Population (2010 Census) Area (km2) Density (/km2)
1 Artux 阿图什市 Ātúshí Shì ئاتۇش شەھىرى Atush Shehiri ارتىش شاارى‎ Артыш шаары Artış şaarı 240,368 15,698 15.31
2 Akto County 阿克陶县 Ākètáo Xiàn ئاقتو ناھىيىسى Aqto Nahiyisi ﺍﻗﺘﻮﻭ وودانى‎ Актоо ооданы Aqtoo oodanı 199,065 24,555 8.10
3 Akqi County 阿合奇县 Āhéqí Xiàn ئاقچى ناھىيىسى Aqchi Nahiyisi اقچئي وودانى‎ Акчий ооданы Aqçiy oodanı 38,876 11,545 3.36
4 Wuqia County[1] 乌恰县 Wūqià Xiàn ئۇلۇغچات ناھىيىسى Ulughchat Nahiyisi ۇلۇۇچات وودانى‎ Улуучат ооданы Uluuçat oodanı 47,261 19,118 2.47

Demographics

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

Population by ethnicity
Nationality 2000[2] 2010[3]
Population % Population %
Uyghur 281,306 63.98% 339,926 64.68%
Kyrgyz 124,533 28.32% 143,582 27.32%
Han 28,197 6.41% 35,629 6.78%
Tajiks 4,662 1.06% 5,547 1.06%
Hui 432 0.10% 447 0.08%
Kazakhs 88 0.02%
Tibetan 51 0.01%
Tujia 49 0.01%
Uzbek 44 0.01%
Mongol 40 0.01%
Manchu 33 0.01%
Others 558 0.13% 134 0.03%
Total 439,688 100% 525,570 100%

First secretary

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See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. 2000年人口普查中国民族人口资料. Publishing House of Minority Nationalities. 2003. ISBN 7-105-05425-5.
  3. Stanley W. Toops (August 2012). Susan M. Walcott; Corey Johnson (eds.). Eurasian Corridors of Interconnection: From the South China to the Caspian Sea. Routledge. pp. 65–66. ISBN 978-1135078751.
  4. https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/authorities-urge-kyrgyz-herdsmen-to-spy-on-uyghurs-in-chinas-xinjiang-04122017153521.html
  5. http://www.chinavitae.org/biography/Yueerguli_Jiapaer
  6. https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/authorities-urge-kyrgyz-herdsmen-to-spy-on-uyghurs-in-chinas-xinjiang-04122017153521.html

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