BAYINGOLIN MONGOL AUTONOMOUS PREFECTURE

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Location of Bayingolin Prefecture within Xinjiang

'Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture' (Chinese:巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Pinyin: Bāyīnguōlèng Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu, Mongolian in Cyrillic script: ''Баянголын Монгол өөртөө засах тойрог'', Uyghur:
بايىنغولىن موڭغۇل ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى / )[1] is an autonomous prefecture of the People's Republic of China. It is the largest autonomous prefecture of China with an area of 462,700 km². The prefectural capital is Korla.

Contents
Demographics
Ethnic groups in Bayingolin
Subdivisions
External links
Footnotes

Demographics


According to the 2000 census, Bayingolin has 1,056,970 inhabitants (population density: 2.28 per km²).

Ethnic groups in Bayingolin


Nationalities in Bayingolin according to the census of 2000:
Nationality Population Percentage
Han 607,774 57.5%
Uyghur 345,595 32.7%
Hui 52,252 4.94%
Mongol 43,544 4.12%
Other 7,805 0.74%

Subdivisions


Bayin'gholin directly controls 1 county-level city, 7 counties and 1 autonomous county.

★ County-level City: Korla

★ County: Bügür (Luntai) County 轮台县, Lopnur (Yuli) County 尉犁县, Qarkilik (Ruoqiang) County 若羌县, Qarqan (Qiemo) County 且末县, Hejing County 和静县, Hoxud County 和硕县, Bagrax (Bohu) County 博湖县.

★ Autonomous County: Yanqi Hui Autonomous County 焉耆回族自治县

External links



Government website of Bayingolin (in Simplified Chinese)

Footnotes


1. The official spelling is "Bayingolin" according to ''Zhōngguó dìmínglù'' 中国地名录 (Beijing, ''Zhōngguó dìtú chūbǎnshè'' 中国地图出版社 1997); ISBN 7-5031-1718-4; p. 300.


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