Xinjiang - Subdivisions

Subdivisions

Xinjiang is divided into two prefecture-level cities, seven prefectures, and five autonomous prefectures for Mongol, Kirgiz, Kazakh and Hui minorities. (Two of the seven prefectures are in turn part of Ili, an autonomous prefecture.) These are then divided into eleven districts, twenty county-level cities, sixty-two counties, and six autonomous counties. Five of the county-level cities do not belong to any prefecture, and are de facto administered by the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. Sub-level divisions of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is shown in the picture to the right, and described in the table below:

**Sub-level divisions of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region**
Map #	SASM/GNC	Administrative Seat	Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY)	Hanzi Hanyu pinyin	Population (2010)

—Sub-Provincial Autonomous Prefecture —
11	Ili (for Kazakh)	Yining (Gulja)	ئىلى قازاق ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى‎ Ili QazaQ Aptonom Oblasti	伊犁哈萨克自治州 Yīlí Hāsàkè Zìzhìzhōu	2,482,627
— Prefecture-level city —
4	Karamay	Karamay District	قاراماي شەھرى‎ Qaramay Shehri	克拉玛依市 Kèlāmǎyī Shì	391,008
8	Ürümqi	Tianshan District	ئۈرۈمچى شەھرى‎ Ürümchi Shehri	乌鲁木齐市 Wūlǔmùqí Shì	3,110,280
— Prefecture —
1	Altay	Altay	ئالتاي ۋىلايىتى‎ Altay Wilayiti	阿勒泰地区 Ālètài Dìqū	526,980
3	Tarbagatay	Qoqek	تارباغاتاي ۋىلايىتى‎ Tarbaghatay Wilayiti	塔城地区 Tǎchéng Dìqū	1,219,212
9	Turpan	Turpan	تۇرپان ۋىلايىتى‎ Turpan Wilayiti	吐鲁番地区 Tǔlǔfān Dìqū	622,679
10	Kumul	Kumul	قۇمۇل ۋىلايىتى‎ Qumul Wilayiti	哈密地区 Hāmì Dìqū	572,400
13	Kaxgar	Kaxgar	قەشقەر ۋىلايىتى‎ Qeshqer Wilayiti	喀什地区 Kāshí Dìqū	3,979,362
15	Aksu	Aksu	ئاقسۇ ۋىلايىتى‎ Aqsu Wilayiti	阿克苏地区 Ākèsū Dìqū	2,370,887
17	Hotan	Hotan	خوتەن ۋىلايىتى‎ Xoten Wilayiti	和田地区 Hétián Dìqū	2,014,365
— Autonomous prefectures —
2	Bortala (for Mongol)	Bortala	بۆرتالا موڭغۇل ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى‎ Börtala Mongghul Aptonom Oblasti	博尔塔拉蒙古自治州 Bó'ěrtǎlā Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu	443,680
6	Changji (for Hui)	Changji	سانجى خۇيزۇ ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى‎ Sanji Xuyzu Aptonom Oblasti	昌吉回族自治州 Chāngjí Huízú Zìzhìzhōu	1,428,592
12	Kizilsu (for Kirgiz)	Artux	قىزىلسۇ قىرغىز ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى‎ Qizilsu Qirghiz Aptonom Oblasti	克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州 Kèzīlèsū Kē'ěrkèzī Zìzhìzhōu	525,599
18	Bayingolin (for Mongol)	Korla	بايىنغولىن موڭغۇل ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى‎ Bayingholin Mongghul Aptonom Oblasti	巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 Bāyīnguōlèng Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu	1,278,492
— Sub-prefecture-level city — (Administered by the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps)
5	Shihezi	Shihezi	شىخەنزە شەھرى‎ Shixenze Shehri	石河子市 Shíhézǐ Shì	635,582
7	Wujiaqu	Wujiaqu	ئۇجاچۇ شەھرى‎ Wujachu Shehri	五家渠市 Wǔjiāqú Shì	72,613
14	Tumxuk	Tumxuk	تۇمشۇق شەھرى‎ Tumshuq Shehri	图木舒克市 Túmùshūkè Shì	147,465
16	Aral	Aral	ئارال شەھرى‎ Aral Shehri	阿拉尔市 Ālā'ěr Shì	166,205
19	Beitun	Beitun	بەيتۈن شەھىرى‎ Beatün Shehiri	北屯市 Běitún Shì	76,300

a. ^ The population figures does not include Altay Prefecture or Tacheng Prefecture which are subordinate to Ili Prefecture.