Altay Prefecture

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Altay Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 阿勒泰地区; pinyin: Ālètài Dìqū; Uyghur: ئالتاي ۋىلايىتى) is located in northern Xinjiang, China. It has a area of 118,015 km² and a population of 561,667 (2000). It is a part of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. At the 2000 census, Altay was the only major subdivision of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture with an ethnic Kazakh majority (about 51%).

Subdivisions

The prefecture is divided into 1 county-level city and 6 counties.

County-level City: Altay city,
Counties:
*Qinggil County (青河县)
*Jeminay County (吉木乃县)
*Koktokay County (Fuyun; 富蕴县)
*Burqin County (布尔津县)
*Burultokay County (Fuhai; 福海县)
*Kaba County (哈巴河县)

Prefecture-level divisions of Xinjiang

'''Prefecture-level cities:	Karamay \| Ürümqi
'''Prefectures:	Aksu \| Hami \| Hotan \| Kashgar \| Turpan \| Altay¹ \| Qoqek¹
'''Autonomous prefectures:	Bayin'gholin \| Börtala \| Changji \| Ili \| Kizilsu
'''Sub-prefecture-level cities:	Alar \| Shihezi \| Tumushuke \| Wujiaqu
¹ Part of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture

List of Xinjiang County-level divisions

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