Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture

Autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang, China

Autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang, People's Republic of China

Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture

Autonomous prefecture

Name transcription(s)
• Chinese| 克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州
• Uyghur| قىزىلسۇ قىرغىز ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى
• Kyrgyz| قىزىلسۇۇ قىرعىز اپتونوم وبلاسى

Kyrgyz yurts in Bulungkol, Akto County

Kizilsu Prefecture (red) in Xinjiang (orange)

Country| People's Republic of China
Region| Xinjiang
Capital| Artush
Area

• Total

| 70,916 km2 (27,381 sq mi)
Elevation

[1]

| 1,150−7,000+ m (3,800−23,000+ ft)
Population

(2020 Census)

• Total

| 622,222
• Density| 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
Demographics

• Major ethnic groups|

* 66.2% Uyghurs
* 26.2% Kyrgyz
* 6.2% Han Chinese

GDP[2]

• Total| CN¥ 15.9 billion
US$ 2.3 billion
• Per capita| CN¥ 25,556
US$ 3,698
Time zone| UTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 code| CN-XJ-30
Website| www.xjkz.gov.cn (in Chinese)
Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture

Chinese name
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
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Kèzīlèsū Kē'ěrkèzī Zìzhìzhōu
Wade–Giles| Kʻo4-tzŭ1-lê4-su1 Kʻo1-êrh3-kʻo4-tzŭ1 Tzŭ4-chih4-chou1
other Mandarin
Xiao'erjing| كْذِلْصُوَع كْعَركْذِ ذِجِجِوْ
Uyghur name
Uyghur| قىزىلسۇ قىرغىز ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى‎
| Transcriptions

Latin Yëziqi| Qizilsu Qirghiz Aptonom Oblasti
Yengi Yeziⱪ| Ⱪizilsu Ⱪirƣiz Aptonom Oblasti
SASM/GNC| K̂izilsu K̂irĝiz Aptonom Oblasti
Siril Yëziqi| Қизилсу Қирғиз аптоном области
Kyrgyz name
Kyrgyz| قىزىلسۇۇ قىرعىز اپتونوم وبلاسى
Кызылсуу Кыргыз аптоном обласы
Kyzylsuu Kyrgyz aptonom oblasy

Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture[a][b] is an autonomous prefecture in western Xinjiang, China, bordering Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Its capital is Artush. The prefecture is home to 622,222 people (as of 2020[update]) and covers an area of 70,916 km2 (27,381 sq mi). Most Kyrgyz in China reside in Kizilsu; they make up a little over a quarter of the prefecture's population. The Uyghurs are the largest ethnic group in Kizilsu, consisting of nearly two-thirds of the population.

## Etymology

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For other uses, see Kyzyl-Suu (disambiguation).

The name Kizilsu (also spelled Kezilesu, derived from Chinese pinyin[4][5]) refers to the Kezi River and means "red water" in the Kyrgyz language.[6] Kiziloy, Kizilto, and the Kizil Caves are nearby places that also use the prefix kizil (red).

## History

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Kizilsu was within the territory of the First East Turkestan Republic, which lasted from November 1933 to April 1934. The establishment of the short-lived breakaway state was thanks in part to a political and military alliance between Uyghurs and Kyrgyz in western Xinjiang.

The Southern Xinjiang Administrative Office of the People's Republic of China established the Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Region on 14 July 1954. The autonomous region was reorganised as an autonomous prefecture in February 1955.[7][1]

In 1955, the townships of Barin, Jamaterek, and Ujme were transferred from Yengisar County to Akto County, as was Bulungkol from Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Kashgar Prefecture.[8]

In April 1990, a protest in Barin against Chinese rule in Xinjiang escalated into an armed insurrection, in what came to be known as the Barin uprising or Barin riot.[9]

## Subdivisions

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Map including the westernmost point of China (DMA, 1982)

Kizilsu directly administers 1 county-level city and 3 counties.

(Note: This map does not reflect changes to the China–Tajikistan border.)

#  | Name  | Simplified Chinese  | Hanyu Pinyin  | Uyghur (UEY)  | Uyghur Latin (ULY)  | Kyrgyz (Arabic script)  | Kyrgyz (Cyrillic script)  | Kyrgyz Latin transcription  | Population (2020 Census) | Area (km2)  | Density (km2)
1  | Artux | 阿图什市 | Ātúshí Shì | ئاتۇش شەھىرى | Atush Shehiri | ارتىش شاارى | Артыш шаары | Artysh shaary | 290,936  | 15,698  | 18.53
2  | Akto County | 阿克陶县 | Ākètáo Xiàn | ئاقتو ناھىيىسى | Aqto Nahiyisi | ﺍﻗﺘﻮﻭ وودانى | Актоо ооданы | Aktoo oodany | 226,005  | 24,555  | 9.20
3  | Akqi County | 阿合奇县 | Āhéqí Xiàn | ئاقچى ناھىيىسى | Aqchi Nahiyisi | اقچىي وودانى | Акчий ооданы | Akchiy oodany | 44,369  | 11,545  | 3.84
4  | Wuqia County[10] | 乌恰县 | Wūqià Xiàn | ئۇلۇغچات ناھىيىسى | Ulughchat Nahiyisi | ۇلۇۇچات وودانى | Улуучат ооданы | Uluuchat oodany | 60,912  | 19,118  | 3.19

## Demographics

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According to the 2020 census, Kizilsu has 622,222 inhabitants with a population density of 6.36 inhabitants per km2. Most Kyrgyz in China (80 per cent) reside in Kizilsu.[11] As of 2013[update], 27 per cent of the inhabitants of the prefecture were Kyrgyz.[12]

Population by ethnicity
Nationality | 2000[13] | 2010[14] | 2018[15]

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|
|

Population  | %  | Population  | %  | Population  | %
Uyghur | 281,306  | 63.98%  | 339,926  | 64.68%  | 413,655  | 66.24%
Kyrgyz | 124,533  | 28.32%  | 143,582  | 27.32%  | 163,863  | 26.24%
Han | 28,197  | 6.41%  | 35,629  | 6.78%  | 39,292  | 6.29%
Tajiks | 4,662  | 1.06%  | 5,547  | 1.06%  | 6,097  | 0.98%
Hui | 432  | 0.10%  | 447  | 0.08%  | 586  | 0.09%
Uzbek |  |  | 44  | 0.01%  | 196  | 0.03%
Kazakhs |  |  | 88  | 0.02%  | 180  | 0.03%
Manchu |  |  | 33  | 0.01%  | 86  | 0.01%
Mongol |  |  | 40  | 0.01%  | 66  | 0.01%
Tatars |  |  |  |  | 35  | 0.01%
Sibe |  |  |  |  | 33  | 0.01%
Russians |  |  |  |  | 5  | <0.01%
Daur |  |  |  |  | 2  | <0.01%
Tibetan |  |  | 51  | 0.01%  |  |
Tujia |  |  | 49  | 0.01%  |  |
Others  | 558  | 0.13%  | 134  | 0.03%  | 400  | 0.06%
Total  | 439,688  | 100%  | 525,570  | 100%  | 624,496  | 100%

## Government

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This section's factual accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (April 2023)

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### Party secretary

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* Yan Fenxin [zh]
* Zeng Cun [zh]
* Zhang Jinbiao
* Liu Huijun [zh][16]
* An Zhengyu

### Governor

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* Horigul Jappar (1998–2006)[17]
* Perhat Turdi (2007–2016)
* Dilshat Kidirhan (2017–present)[16]

## Notes

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1. ^ "Kyrgyz" is spelled "Kirgiz" by the Chinese government.[3]
2. ^

* Chinese: 克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州; pinyin: Kèzīlèsū Kē'ěrkèzī Zìzhìzhōu
* Uyghur: قىزىلسۇ قىرغىز ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى, romanized: Qizilsu Qirghiz Aptonom Oblasti
* Kyrgyz: قىزىلسۇۇ قىرعىز اپتونوم وبلاسى, romanized: Kyzylsuu Kyrgyz aptonom oblasy

## References

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1. ^ a b 夏征农; 陈至立, eds. (September 2009). 辞海：第六版彩图本 [Cihai (Sixth Edition in Color)] (in Chinese). 上海. Shanghai: 上海辞书出版社. Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House. p. 1246\. ISBN 978-7-5326-2859-9.
2. ^ "克孜勒苏州2019年国民经济和社会发展统计公报" (in Chinese). 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
3. ^ "The Kirgiz ethnic minority". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 3 September 2020. "The Kirgiz ethnic minority, with a population of 143,500, finds 80 per cent of its inhabitants in the Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture in the southwestern part of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region."
4. ^ "Addition of Certain Entities to the Entity List". Federal Register. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020. "Kezilesu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture Public Security Bureau, including one alias (Kizilsu Autonomous Prefecture Public Security Bureau)"
5. ^ Eset Sulaiman, Paul Eckert (11 September 2017). "China Runs Region-wide Re-education Camps in Xinjiang for Uyghurs And Other Muslims". Radio Free Asia. Translated by Eset Sulaiman. Retrieved 21 September 2020. "The officer from Ujme Township in Aktu (Aketao in Chinese) County, Kizilsu (Kezilesu) prefecture ..."
6. ^ Ole Olufsen (1904). Through the Unknown Pamirs. William Heinemann. p. 5 – via Internet Archive. "The Kizilsu Surkhab (Kizilsu being Turkish for Red Water, and Surkhab the Persian for Red Water) has its source near the psas of Ton Murum in Transalai, and, with it broad fertile valley, forms the boundary between the Alai mountains and Transalai, the most northerly range of Pamir."
7. ^ 克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州历史沿革 [Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture Historical Development] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2020. "1949年，新疆和平解放，境内阿合奇县辖于新疆省阿克苏专区，阿图什、乌恰等县辖于喀什专区。1954年7月，以柯尔克孜族为自治民族的克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州成立。至此，克孜勒苏才形成一个统一的地区级行政建置。"
8. ^ Xie Yuzhong 解玉忠 (2003). 地名中的新疆 (in Simplified Chinese). Ürümqi: 新疆人民出版社. pp. 191–93\. ISBN 7-228-08004-1.
9. ^ Guo, Rongxing (15 July 2015). "Uyghur unrest and Xinjiang: Narrative". China's Spatial (Dis)integration: Political Economy of the Interethnic Unrest in Xinjiang. Chandos Publishing. pp. 44–45\. ISBN 978-0-08-100403-6.
10. ^ The official spelling according to  中国地名录. Beijing: SinoMaps Press (中国地图出版社). 1997. ISBN 7-5031-1718-4.中国地图出版社Category:Articles+containing+Chinese-language+text)&rft.date=1997&rft.isbn=7-5031-1718-4&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Kizilsu+Kyrgyz+Autonomous+Prefecture" class="Z3988">
11. ^ "Kirgiz ethnic group". State Council Information Office. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2020. "The Kirgiz ethnic minority, with a population of 160,823, finds 80 percent of its inhabitants in the Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture in the southwestern part of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region."
12. ^ "Central Officials Visit Kizilsu Region ahead of Xinjiang Autonomy Anniversary". China Central Television Video News Agency. 28 September 2015. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2020 – via YouTube. "Top Chinese political adviser Yu Zhengsheng visited China's westernmost Kizilsu region on Monday, as China prepares to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Bordering Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, Kizilsu is the only Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture in the country. Some 27 percent of the local population was Kyrgyz in 2013, local government figures show."
13. ^ 2000年人口普查中国民族人口资料. Publishing House of Minority Nationalities. 2003. ISBN 7-105-05425-5.
14. ^ Stanley W. Toops (August 2012). Susan M. Walcott; Corey Johnson (eds.). Eurasian Corridors of Interconnection: From the South China to the Caspian Sea. Routledge. pp. 65–66\. ISBN 978-1-135-07875-1.
15. ^ 3-7 各地、州、市、县(市)分民族人口数 [3-7 Population by Nationality by Prefecture, State, City and County (City)]. tjj.xinjiang.gov.cn (in Chinese). Statistical Bureau of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. 10 June 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
16. ^ a b Eset Sulaiman, Roseanne Gerin (12 April 2017). "Authorities Urge Kyrgyz Herdsmen to Spy on Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang". Radio Free Asia. Translated by Mamatjan Juma. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
17. ^ "Yueerguli Jiapaer 约尔古丽·加帕尔". China Vitae. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019.

## External links

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Look up Kizilsu, Kizil Su, Kezilesu, K'o-tzu-le-su, or K'o-tzu-lo-su in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

* Official site (in Simplified Chinese)

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Ürümqi (capital)

Prefecture-level cities|

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Tacheng1|

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Altay1|

* Altay city
* Qinghe County
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Prefectures|

| Aksu|

* Aksu city
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* Hotan city
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Autonomous
prefectures|

| Changji Hui|

* Changji city
* Fukang city
* Qitai County
* Manas County
* Jimsar County
* Hutubi County
* Mori County

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Bortala Mongol|

* Bole city
* Alashankou city
* Jinghe County
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Bayingholin Mongol|

* Korla city
* Hejing County
* Yuli County
* Hoxud County
* Qiemo County
* Bohu County
* Luntai County
* Ruoqiang County
* Yanqi County

Kizilsu Kyrgyz|

* Artush city
* Akqi County
* Ulugqat County
* Akto County

XPCC administered|

| County-level cities|

* Aral city
* Baiyang city
* Beitun city
* Huyanghe city
* Kokdala city
* Kunyu city
* Shihezi city
* Shuanghe city
* Tiemenguan city
* Tumxuk city
* Wujiaqu city
* Xinxing city

|

* 1 Tacheng and Altay are prefectures within and under the administration of the Ili Prefecture.

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| Anhui|

* *Hefei
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|

Fujian|

* *Fuzhou
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Gansu|

* *Lanzhou
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Guizhou|

* *Guiyang
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* Zunyi
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* Bijie
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* Qiandongnan (Miao and Dong)

Hainan|

* *Haikou
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* *Wuzhishan
* *Qionghai
* *Wenchang
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* *Dongfang
* *Ding'an County
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* *Baisha County (Li)
* *Changjiang County (Li)
* *Ledong County (Li)
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* *Baoting County (Li and Miao)
* *Qiongzhong County (Li and Miao)

Hebei|

* *Shijiazhuang
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* Handan
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* Zhangjiakou "Kalgan"
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Henan|

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* Luohe
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* Zhoukou
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* *Jiyuan

Hubei|

* *★Wuhan
* Huangshi
* Shiyan
* Yichang
* Xiangyang
* Ezhou
* Jingmen
* Xiaogan
* Jingzhou
* Huanggang
* Xianning
* Suizhou
* Enshi (Tujia and Miao)
* *Xiantao
* *Qianjiang
* *Tianmen
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Heilongjiang|

* *★Harbin
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* Hegang
* Shuangyashan
* Daqing
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* Jiamusi
* Qitaihe
* Mudanjiang
* Heihe
* Suihua
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Hunan|

* *Changsha
* Zhuzhou
* Xiangtan
* Hengyang
* Shaoyang
* Yueyang
* Changde
* Zhangjiajie
* Yiyang
* Chenzhou
* Yongzhou
* Huaihua
* Loudi
* Xiangxi (Tujia and Miao)

Jilin|

* *★Changchun
* Jilin
* Siping
* Liaoyuan
* Tonghua
* Baishan
* Songyuan
* Baicheng
* Yanbian (Korean)

Jiangsu|

* *★Nanjing
* Wuxi
* Xuzhou
* Changzhou
* ✧Suzhou
* Nantong
* Lianyungang
* Huai'an
* Yancheng
* Yangzhou
* Zhenjiang
* Taizhou
* Suqian

Jiangxi|

* *Nanchang
* Jingdezhen
* Pingxiang
* Jiujiang
* Xinyu
* Yingtan
* Ganzhou
* Ji'an
* Yichun
* Fuzhou
* Shangrao

Liaoning|

* *★Shenyang
* ★Dalian
* Anshan
* Fushun
* Benxi
* Dandong
* Jinzhou
* Yingkou
* Fuxin
* Liaoyang
* Panjin
* Tieling
* Chaoyang
* Huludao

Qinghai|

* *Xining
* Haidong
* Haibei (Tibetan)
* Huangnan (Tibetan)
* Hainan (Tibetan)
* Golog "Guolog" (Tibetan)
* Yushu (Tibetan)
* Haixi "Qaidam" (Mongol and Tibetan)

Sichuan|

* *★Chengdu
* Zigong
* Panzhihua
* Luzhou
* Deyang
* Mianyang
* Guangyuan
* Suining
* Neijiang
* Leshan
* Nanchong
* Meishan
* Yibin
* Guang'an
* Dazhou
* Bazhong
* Ziyang
* Ya'an
* Ngawa "Aba" (Tibetan and Qiang)
* Garzê "Ganzi" (Tibetan)
* Liangshan (Yi)

Shaanxi|

* *★Xi'an
* Tongchuan
* Baoji
* Xianyang
* Weinan
* Yan'an
* Hanzhong
* Yulin
* Ankang
* Shangluo

Shandong|

* *★Jinan
* ★Qingdao
* Zibo
* Zaozhuang
* Dongying
* Yantai
* Weifang
* Jining
* Tai'an
* Weihai
* Rizhao
* Linyi
* Dezhou
* Liaocheng
* Binzhou
* Heze

Shanxi|

* *Taiyuan
* Datong
* Yangquan
* Changzhi
* Jincheng
* Shuozhou
* Jinzhong
* Yuncheng
* Xinzhou
* Linfen
* Lüliang

Taiwan|

* *Taibei
* Gaoxiong
* Xinbei
* Taizhong
* Tainan
* Taoyuan

Yunnan|

* *Kunming
* Qujing
* Yuxi
* Baoshan
* Zhaotong
* Lijiang
* Pu'er
* Lincang
* Chuxiong (Yi)
* Honghe (Hani and Yi)
* Wenshan (Zhuang and Miao)
* Xishuangbanna (Dai)
* Dali (Bai)
* Dehong (Dai and Jingpo)
* Nujiang (Lisu)
* Dêqên (Tibetan)

Zhejiang|

* *★Hangzhou
* ★Ningbo
* ✧Wenzhou
* Jiaxing
* Huzhou
* Shaoxing
* Jinhua
* Quzhou
* Zhoushan
* Taizhou
* Lishui

Autonomous
regions|

| Guangxi|

* *Nanning
* Liuzhou
* Guilin
* Wuzhou
* Beihai
* Fangchenggang
* Qinzhou
* Guigang
* Yulin
* Baise
* Hezhou
* Hechi
* Laibin
* Chongzuo

|

Ningxia|

* *Yinchuan
* Shizuishan
* Wuzhong
* Guyuan
* Zhongwei

Inner
Mongolia|

* *Hohhot
* ✧Baotou
* Wuhai
* Chifeng "Ulankhad"
* Tongliao
* Ordos
* Hulunbuir
* Bayannur "Bayannao'er"
* Ulanqab
* Hinggan League
* Xilingol League
* Alxa League "Ālāshàn League"

Xinjiang|

* *Ürümqi
* Karamay
* Turpan
* Hami
* Changji (Hui)
* Bortala (Mongol)
* Bayingolin (Mongol)
* Kizilsu (Kyrgyz)
* ( ☆Ili (Kazakh)
* Tacheng Prefecture
* Altay Prefecture )
* Aksu Prefecture
* Kashgar "Kashi" Prefecture
* Hotan Prefecture
* *Shihezi
* *Aral
* *Tumxuk
* *Wujiaqu
* *Beitun
* *Tiemenguan
* *Shuanghe
* *Kokdala
* *Kunyu
* *Huyanghe
* *Xinxing

Tibet|

* *Lhasa
* Shigatse "Xigazê"
* Chamdo "Qamdo"
* Nyingchi "Linzhi"
* Shannan
* Nagqu
* Ngari Prefecture

| Direct-administered municipalities|

* Beijing
* Tianjin
* Shanghai
* Chongqing

|

Special administrative regions|

* Hong Kong
* Macau

See also: List of prefectures in China, List of cities in China

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Other ethnic minority-designated autonomous areas in China

Prefectures, counties,
and banners|

| Bai|

* Dali Prefecture
* Lanping County

|

Bouyei|

* Qiannan Prefecture
* Qianxinan Prefecture
* Guanling County
* Zhenning County
* Ziyun County

Dai|

* Xishuangbanna Prefecture
* Dehong Prefecture
* Gengma County
* Jinggu County
* Jinping County
* Menglian County
* Shuangjiang County
* Xinping County
* Yuanjiang County

Dongxiang|

* Dongxiang County
* Jishishan County

Gelao|

* Longlin County
* Daozhen County
* Wuchuan County

Hani|

* Honghe Prefecture
* Jiangcheng County
* Mojiang County
* Ning'er County
* Yuanjiang County
* Zhenyuan County

Kazakh|

* Ili Prefecture
* Altay Prefecture
* Tacheng Prefecture
* Aksai County
* Barkol County
* Mori County

Lahu|

* Lancang County
* Menglian County
* Shuangjiang County
* Zhenyuan County

Li|

* Baisha County
* Baoting County
* Changjiang County
* Ledong County
* Lingshui County
* Qiongzhong County

Lisu|

* Nujiang Prefecture
* Weixi County

Qiang|

* Ngawa Prefecture
* Beichuan County

Salar|

* Jishishan County
* Xunhua County

Monguor|

* Datong County
* Huzhu County
* Minhe County

Va|

* Cangyuan County
* Gengma County
* Menglian County
* Shuangjiang County
* Ximeng County

other prefectures|

* Dehong Prefecture (Jingpo)
* Kizilsu Prefecture (Kyrgyz)

other banners|

* Morin'dawa Banner (Daur)
* Evenk Banner (Evenk)
* Oroqen Banner (Oroqen)

other counties|

* Shuangjiang County (Blang)
* Jishishan County (Bonan)
* Huanjiang County (Maonan)
* Luocheng County (Mulao)
* Yulong County (Nashi)
* Gongshan County (Derung and Nu)
* Lanping County (Pumi)
* Jingning County (She)
* Tashkurgan County (Tajik)
* Qapqal County (Sibe)
* Sandu County (Sui)
* Sunan County (Yugur)

Ethnic minority autonomous areas
Dong
Hui
Korean
Manchu
Miao
Mongol
Tibetan
Tujia
Uyghur
Yao

Zhuang
Others

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Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* FAST

National|

* United States
* Australia
* Israel

Other|

* Yale LUX

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