Altay Prefecture
Prefecture in Xinjiang, People's Republic of China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Altay Prefecture is located in Northern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. It has an area of 118,015 km2 (45,566 sq mi) and a population of 561,667 (2000). It is a part of the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. As of the 2000 census, Altay was the only major subdivision of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture with an ethnic Kazakh majority (about 51%). In 2007, it had a GDP of RMB 9.9 billion with a 12% growth rate. It also shares an international border with the neighboring Altai Republic, located within Russia.
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Not to be confused with the neighbouring Russian federal subject of Altai Republic and the other Russian federal subject of Altai Krai.
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Altay Prefecture
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Coordinates (Altay City): 47.83°N 88.13°E / 47.83; 88.13 | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Xinjiang |
Sub-provincial | Ili Prefecture |
Seat | Altay City |
Area | |
• Prefecture | 117,710 km2 (45,450 sq mi) |
• Metro | 10,826 km2 (4,180 sq mi) |
Population (2020 census) | |
• Prefecture | 648,173 |
• Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) |
• Metro | 221,454 |
• Metro density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
GDP[1] | |
• Prefecture | CN¥ 33.9 billion US$ 4.9 billion |
• Per capita | CN¥ 51,524 US$ 7,469 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
ISO 3166 code | CN-XJ-43 |
Website | Altay Prefecture Government |
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Simplified Chinese | 阿勒泰地区 | ||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 阿勒泰地區 | ||||||||||||
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Uyghur | ئالتاي ۋىلايىتى | ||||||||||||
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Kazakh | التاي ايماعى Altaı Aımaǵy | ||||||||||||
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Altay is considered the birthplace of skiing, based on 10,000 to 30,000 year old cave paintings depicting skiers.[2][3]