Kashgar Prefecture
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| Kashgar Prefecture | |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
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| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Kashgar Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 喀什地区; Pinyin: Kāshí Dìqū; Uyghur: قەشقەر ۋىلايىتى, Qeshqer Wilayiti, K̡əxk̡ər Vilayiti; also spelled Kashgar) is located in mid-western Xinjiang, China. It has an area of 139,077 km² and 3,405,713 inhabitants with a population density of 24.34 inhabitants/km² (2000), its capital is in Kashgar city.
[edit] Ethnic groups in Kashgar Prefecture, 2000 census
| Nationality | Population | Percentage |
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| Uyghur | 3,042,942 | 89.35% |
| Han | 311,770 | 9.15% |
| Tajik | 33,611 | 0.99% |
| Kyrgyz | 5,078 | 0.15% |
| Hui | 5,046 | 0.15% |
| Uzbek | 2,496 | 0.07% |
| Tujia | 829 | 0.02% |
| Miao | 649 | 0.02% |
| Mongol | 634 | 0.02% |
| Tibetan | 530 | 0.02% |
| Zhuang | 521 | 0.02% |
| Others | 1,607 | 0.05% |
[edit] Administrative divisions
Kashgar Prefecture is divided into:
- 1 county-level city: Kashgar، Qeshqer (喀什市)
- 10 counties: Shufu County (疏附县), Shule County (疏勒县), Yengisar (Yangihissar) County (英吉沙县), Poskam County (泽普县), Yarkand County (莎车县), Kargilik County (叶城县), Mekit County (麦盖提县), Yopurga County (岳普湖县), Peyziwat County (伽师县), Maralbishi County (巴楚县)
- 1 autonomous county: Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County (塔什库尔干塔吉克自治县).
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Coordinates: 39°27′00″N 75°58′59″E / 39.450°N 75.983°E
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