Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture
| Kizilsu Prefecture 克孜勒苏州 • قىزىلسۇۇ وبلاسى • قىزىلسۇ ئوبلاستى (Chinese) • (Uyghur) • (Kyrgyz) | |
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Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture 克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州 قىزىلسۇ قىرغىز ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى قىزىلسۇۇ قىرعىز اپتونوم وبلاسى | |
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Yurt of the Kirghiz in Kizilsu | |
 Kizilsu Prefecture (red) in Xinjiang (orange) | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Xinjiang |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 克孜勒蘇柯爾克孜自治州 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州 | ||||||
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| Uyghur |
قىزىلسۇ قىرغىز ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى | ||||||
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| Kyrgyz name | |||||||
| Kyrgyz |
قىزىلسۇۇ قىرعىز اپتونوم وبلاسى Kızılsuu Kırgız aptonom oblası Кызылсуу Кыргыз аптоном обласы | ||||||
Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture of China. It is located in the western part of Xinjiang. The prefecture has an area of 69,112 km2 (26,684 sq mi) and its capital is Artux. Kizilsu in the Kyrgyz language means "red water".
Subdivisions
Kizilsu directly controls 1 county-level city and 3 counties.
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| # | Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Kyrgyz (Arabic script) | Kyrgyz Latin transcription | Population (2010 Census) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
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| 1 | Artux | 阿图什市 | Ātúshí Shì | ئاتۇش شەھىرى | Atush Shehiri | ارتىش شاارى | Artış şaarı | 240,368 | 15,698 | 15.31 |
| 2 | Akto County | 阿克陶县 | Ākètáo Xiàn | ئاقتو ناھىيىسى | Aqto Nahiyisi | ﺍﻗﺘﻮﻭ وودانى | Aqtoo oodanı | 199,065 | 24,555 | 8.10 |
| 3 | Akqi County | 阿合奇县 | Āhéqí Xiàn | ئاقچى ناھىيىسى | Aqchi Nahiyisi | اقچئي وودانى | Aqçiy oodanı | 38,876 | 11,545 | 3.36 |
| 4 | Wuqia [Ulugqat] County | 乌恰县 | Wūqià Xiàn | ئۇلۇغچات ناھىيىسى | Ulughchat Nahiyisi | ۇلۇۇچات وودانى | Uluuçat oodanı | 47,261 | 19,118 | 2.47 |
Demographics
According to the 2000 census, Kizilsu has 439,688 inhabitants with a population density of 6.36 inhabitants per km².
Kyrgyz in China
Ethnic groups in Kizilsu, 2000 census
| Nationality | Population | Percentage |
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| Uyghur | 281,306 | 63.98% |
| Kyrgyz | 124,533 | 28.32% |
| Han | 28,197 | 6.41% |
| Tajiks | 4,662 | 1.06% |
| Hui | 432 | 0.1% |
| Others | 558 | 0.13% |
See also
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Coordinates: 39°40′N 76°43′E / 39.667°N 76.717°E
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