Kashgar Prefecture
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Kashgar Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 喀什地区; pinyin: Kāshí Dìqū; Uyghur: قەشقەر ۋىلايىتى) is located in mid-western Xinjiang, China. It has a 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.
Ethnic groups in Kashgar Prefecture, 2000 census
| Nationality | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Uyghur | 3,042,942 | 89.35% |
| Han | 311,770 | 9.15% |
| Tajik | 33,611 | 0.99% |
| Kirghiz | 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% |
Administrative divisions
Kashgar Prefecture is divided into:
- 1 county-level city: Kashgar (喀什市)
- 11 counties: Shufu County (疏附县), Shule County (疏勒镇), Yengisar County (英吉沙县), Poskam (Zepu) County (泽普县), Yarkant (Shache) County (莎车县), Kargilik (Yecheng) county (叶城县), Markit County (麦盖提镇), Yopurga County (岳普湖县), Payzawat (Jiashi) County (伽师县), Maralbexi (Bachu)county (巴楚县)
- 1 autonomous county: Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County.
Prefecture-level divisions of Xinjiang
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