Aksu Prefecture

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Location of Aksu Prefecture within Xinjiang

Aksu Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 阿克苏地区; pinyin: Ākèsū Dìqū; Uyghur: ئاقسۇ ۋىلايىتى‎, Aqsu Wilayati, Ak̡su Vilayiti) is located in mid-western Xinjiang, China. It has an area of 132,500 km² and 2.19 million inhabitants (2003). The name Aksu is Turkic for 'white water'.

[edit] Demographics

Of its 2.19 million inhabitants, 71.93% are Uyghur, 26.62% are Han, with the reminder belonging to other ethnicities.

[edit] Administrative divisions

Aksu Prefecture is divided into 1 county-level city: Aksu (阿克苏市), and 8 counties: Wensu (温宿县), Kucha (库车县), Xayar (沙雅县), Toksu (新和县), Baicheng (拜城县), Uqturpan (乌什县), Awat (阿瓦提县), Kalpin (柯枰县). The seat of the local government is in Aksu city.

v • d • e Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

History • Politics • Economy

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	Aral • Shihezi • Tumushuke • Wujiaqu

¹ Part of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture See also: List of Xinjiang County-level divisions

Administrative Divisions of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Provincial Capital：Ürümqi City)

Prefecture-level Cities, Regional District, Autonomous Prefectures	Urban Area Districts, County-level Cities, Counties, Autonomous Counties
Ürümqi City：	Tianshan District \| Saybagh District \| Xinshi District \| Shuimogou District \| Toutunhe District \| Dabancheng District \| Dongshan District \| Ürümqi County
Karamay City：	Karamay District \| Dushanzi District \| Baijiantan District \| Urho District
Turfan Prefecture：	Turfan City \| Toksun County \| Piqan County
Hami Prefecture：	Kumul City \| Yiwu County \| Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County
Hotan Prefecture：	Hotan City \| Hotan County \| Lop County \| Minfeng County \| Pishan County \| Qira County \| Keriya County \| Karakax County
Aksu Prefecture：	Aksu City \| Wensu County \| Xayar County \| Baicheng County \| Awat County \| Kuqa County \| Kalpin County \| Toksu County \| Uqturpan County
Kashgar Prefecture：	Kashgar City \| Maralbishi County \| Poskam County \| Peyziwat County \| Kargilik County \| Yopurga County \| Shule County \| Mekit County \| Yengisar County \| Yarkent County \| Shufu County \| Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County
Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture：	Artux City \| Akqi County \| Ulugqat County \| Akto County
Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture：	Korla City \| Hejing County \| Yuli County \| Hoxud County \| Qiemo County \| Bohu County \| Luntai County \| Ruoqiang County \| Yanqi Hui Autonomous County
Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture：	Changji City \| Fukang City \| Miquan City \| Qitai County \| Manas County \| Jimsar County \| Hutubi County \| Mori Kazakh Autonomous County
Börtala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture：	Börtala City \| Jinghe County \| Wenquan County
Autonomous Regional Districts directly under the jurisdiction of the County-level Cities：	Shihezi City \| Aral City \| Tumushuke City \| Wujiaqu City
Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture：	(The Tacheng Prefecture and Altay Prefectures are under the provincial jurisdiction of the Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture.)
Autonomous Territories：	Yining City \| Kuitun City \| Yining County \| Tekes County \| Nilka County \| Zhaosu County \| Xinyuan County \| Huocheng County \| Gongliu County \| Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County
Tacheng Prefecture：	Tacheng City \| Wusu City \| Emin County \| Yumin County \| Shawan County \| Toli County \| Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County
Altay Prefecture：	Altay City \| Qinggil County \| Jeminay County \| Fuyun County \| Burqin County \| Fuhai County \| Habahe County