Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture

Changji Prefecture
昌吉州 · سانجى ئوبلاستى
Autonomous prefecture
Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture
昌吉回族自治州
سانجى خۇيزۇ ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى
Fukang City in the prefecture
Fukang City in the prefecture
Changji Prefecture (red) in Xinjiang (orange)
Changji Prefecture (red) in Xinjiang (orange)
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Prefectural seatChangji
Area
 • Total
73,485 km2 (28,373 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,613,585
 • Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
GDP[1]
 • TotalCN¥ 132.5 billion
US$ 19.2 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 82,605
US$ 11,974
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 codeCN-XJ-23
Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture
Chinese name
Chinese昌吉回族自治州
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChāngjí Huízú Zìzhìzhōu
Wade–GilesChʻang¹-chi² Hui²-tsu² Tzŭ⁴-chih⁴-chou¹
other Mandarin
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Uyghur name
Uyghurسانجى خۇيزۇ ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى‎
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiSanji Xuyzu Aptonom Oblasti
Yengi YeziⱪSanji Huyzu Aptonom Oblasti
SASM/GNCSanji Huyzu Aptonom Oblasti
Siril YëziqiСанҗи Хуизу Аптоном Области

Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: 昌吉回族自治州; Uyghur: سانجى خۇيزۇ ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى) is an autonomous prefecture for Hui people in the middle north of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Western China. The prefecture has an area of 77,129 km2 (29,780 sq mi) and its seat is Changji City.

Subdivisions

Changji directly controls 2 county-level cities, 4 counties and 1 autonomous county.

Map
Name Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin Xiao'erjing Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY) Population (2020 Census) Area (km2) Density (/km2)
Changji City 昌吉市 Chāngjí Shì چَانْ‌ݣِ شِ‎ سانجى شەھىرى Sanji Shehiri 607,441 7,971 76.2
Fukang City 阜康市 Fùkāng Shì فُ‌کَانْ شِ‎ فۇكاڭ شەھىرى Fukang Shehiri 181,144 8,529 21.24
Hutubi County 呼图壁县 Hūtúbì Xiàn خُ‌تُ‌بِ ثِیًا‎ قۇتۇبى ناھىيىسى Qutubi Nahiyisi 192,638 9,518 20.24
Manas County 玛纳斯县 Mǎnàsī Xiàn مَانَاسِ ثِیًا‎ ماناس ناھىيىسى Manas Nahiyisi 192,098 9,171 20.95
Qitai County 奇台县 Qítái Xiàn کِ‌تَیْ ثِیًا‎ گۇچۇڭ ناھىيىسى Guchung Nahiyisi 219,811 16,645 13.21
Jimsar County 吉木萨尔县 Jímùsà'ěr Xiàn ݣِ‌مُ‌سَاعَر ثِیًا‎ جىمىسار ناھىيىسى Jimisar Nahiyisi 153,197 8,141 18.82
Mori Kazakh Autonomous County 木垒哈萨克自治县 Mùlěi Hāsàkè Zìzhìxiàn مُ‌لُوِ خَاسَاکْ زِجِ‌ثِیًا‎ مورى قازاق ئاپتونوم ناھىيىسى Mori Qazaq Aptonom Nahiyisi 67,256 13,510 4.98
  • Defunct: Miquan (county-level city)

Demographics

According to the 2010 census, Changji had a population of 1,428,587 inhabitants, with a population density of 19.4 inhabitants per km2. Its population in the 2000 census was 1,503,097. Part of the change in population is due to boundary changes, for example, the formerly county-level city Miquan was merged into Midong District and became part of Ürümqi in 2007. The population in 2000 minus Miquan was 1,322,145.[2]

Nationality 2000[3] 2010[4]
Population % Population %
Han 1,075,852 75.31% 1,129,384 73.91%
Hui 136,013 9.52% 176,563 11.55%
Kazakh 119,942 8.40% 133,286 8.72%
Uyghur 58,984 4.13% 63,606 4.16%
Total 1,428,587 100% 1,528,097 100%

Sister cities

References

  1. ^ 新疆维吾尔自治区统计局、国家统计局新疆调查总队 (2021). 《新疆统计年鉴－2020》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-9457-5.
  2. ^ "CHĀNGJÍ HUÍZÚ ZÌZHÌZHŌU (Hui Autonomous Prefecture) Subdivision". City Population.
  3. ^ 2000年人口普查中国民族人口资料，民族出版社. 2003. ISBN 7-105-05425-5.
  4. ^ 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.

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