Aksu Prefecture[3][4] is located in mid-Western Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. It has an area of 131,161 km2 (50,642 sq mi) and 2.37 million inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 535,657 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made up of Aksu urban district.[5] The name Aksu is Turkic for 'white water'. Aksu Prefecture has a 263.8 km (163.9 mi) long international boundary with Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.
Aksu Prefecture
ئاقسۇ ۋىلايىتى 阿克苏地区 Aqsu, Akesu | |
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Prefecture | |
Coordinates (Aksu City government): 41.18°N 80.29°E / 41.18; 80.29 | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Xinjiang |
County-level divisions | 8 |
Seat | Aksu City |
Area | |
• Prefecture | 128,099 km2 (49,459 sq mi) |
• Urban | 14,450 km2 (5,580 sq mi) |
• Metro | 14,450 km2 (5,580 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,519 m (4,984 ft) |
Population (2020 Census[1]) | |
• Prefecture | 2,714,422 |
• Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 843000 |
Area code | 997 |
ISO 3166 code | CN-XJ-29 |
GDP (2021)[2] | CNY¥ 156.45 billion US $24.26 billion |
GDP per capita | CNY ¥56,892 US $8,820 |
- Growth | 6.6% |
License Plate | 新N |
Website | Aksu Prefecture Government |
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Uyghur name | |||||||||||
Uyghur | ئاقسۇ ۋىلايىتى | ||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 阿克蘇地區 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 阿克苏地区 | ||||||||||
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The name Aksu comes from the name of the Aksu River which is Turkic for 'white water'.[6] The name is similar to that of the nearby Zhetysu region which means "seven rivers".[7] The name of Aksu Prefecture's Onsu County (Wensu) means "ten water" in Uyghur and other Turkic languages, and 'Kizilsu' in Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture means 'red water'- all of these names consist of a descriptor followed by 'su' (river; water).[8]
In 717 AD, the Arabs, guided by their Turgesh allies, besieged Buat-ɦuɑn (Aksu) and Dai-dʑiᴇk-dʑiᴇŋ (Uqturpan) in the Battle of Aksu.
During the COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China, 214 Uyghur workers were sent to Jiujiang, Jiangxi.[9]
The prefecture occupies the northwestern part of the Tarim Basin and the southern slopes of the Tian Shan. The southern part of the prefecture is within the Taklamakan desert. Agriculture is only possible in the areas irrigated by the Tarim River and its glacier-fed tributaries, the Aksu River and the Muzart River. Aksu Prefecture surrounds Aral, Xinjiang.
Aksu Prefecture is divided into 2 county-level cities and 8 counties:
# | Name | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010 Census) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) | |
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1 | Aksu | ئاقسۇ شەھىرى | Aqsu Shehiri | 阿克苏市 | Ākèsū Shì | 535,657 | 13,647 | 39.25 | |
2 | Kuqa (Kuchar, Kucha, Kuche) | كۇچار شەھىرى | Kuchar Shehiri | 库车市 | Kùchē Shì | 462,588 | 14,529 | 31.83 | |
3 | Onsu County (Wenu[3]) | ئونسۇ ناھىيىسى | Onsu Nahiyisi | 温宿县 | Wēnsù Xiàn | 233,933 | 14,376 | 16.27 | |
4 | Xayar County (Shayar, Shaya) | شايار ناھىيىسى | Shayar Nahiyisi | 沙雅县 | Shāyǎ Xiàn | 257,502 | 31,887 | 8.07 | |
5 | Xinhe County[3] (Toksu) | توقسۇ ناھىيىسى | Toqsu Nahiyisi | 新和县 | Xīnhé Xiàn | 172,064 | 5,831 | 29.50 | |
6 | Baicheng County[3] | باي ناھىيىس | Bay Nahiyisi | 拜城县 | Bàichéng Xiàn | 229,252 | 15,917 | 14.40 | |
7 | Uqturpan County (Wushi[3]) | ئۇچتۇرپان ناھىيىسى | Uchturpan Nahiyisi | 乌什县 | Wūshí Xiàn | 197,990 | 9,065 | 21.84 | |
8 | Awat County | ئاۋات ناھىيىسى | Avat Nahiyisi | 阿瓦提县 | Āwǎtí Xiàn | 237,562 | 12,592 | 18.86 | |
9 | Kalpin County (Kelpin) | كەلپىن ناھىيىسى | Kelpin Nahiyisi | 柯坪县 | Kēpíng Xiàn | 44,261 | 8,915 | 4.96 |
As of 2015, 2,030,600 (80.2%) of the 2,530,506 residents of the county were Uyghur, 465,983 (18.4%) were Han Chinese and 33,923 were from other ethnic groups.[10]
As of 1999, 75.0% of the population of Aksu (Aqsu, Akesu) Prefecture was Uyghur and 23.7% of the population was Han Chinese.[11]
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See also: List of prefectures in China, List of cities in China |
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