Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture
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| Bayingolin 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture |
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| - Simplified | 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 |
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| - Pinyin | Bāyīnguōlèng |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture (Mongol: ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠭᠣᠣᠯ ᠤᠨ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠵᠧᠤ , 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, Bayingholin Mongghol Aptonom Oblasti, Bayinƣolin Mongƣol Aptonom Oblasti)[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.
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[edit] Demographics
According to the 2000 census, Bayingolin has 1,056,970 inhabitants (population density: 2.28 per km²).
[edit] Ethnic groups in Bayingolin
Nationalities in Bayingolin according to the census of 2000:
| Nationality | Population | Percentage |
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| 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% |
[edit] 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
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Government website of Bayin'gholin (in Simplified Chinese)
- Government website of Bayin'gholin (in Mongolian)
- Government website of Bayin'gholin (in Uyghur)
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ 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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