Aksu Prefecture

For other uses, see Aksu (disambiguation).

Aksu Prefecture 阿克苏地区 • ئاقسۇ ۋىلايىتى‎
Prefecture
Chinese transcription(s)
• Pinyin	Ākèsū Dìqū
Aksu Prefecture (red) in Xinjiang (orange) Aksu Prefecture (red) in Xinjiang (orange)
Coordinates:
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Xinjiang
County-level divisions	8
Municipal seat	Aksu
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 (2010 Census)
• Prefecture	2,370,887
• Density	19/km2 (48/sq mi)
• Urban	535,657
• Urban density	37/km2 (96/sq mi)
• Metro	535,657
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	843000
Area code(s)	997
License Plate	新N
Website	Aksu Prefecture Government

Aksu Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 阿克苏地区; traditional Chinese: 阿克蘇地區; pinyin: Ākèsū Dìqū; Uyghur: ئاقسۇ ۋىلايىتى‎^?, ULY: Aqsu Wilayiti, UYY: Ak̡su Vilayiti) 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. The name Aksu is Turkic for 'white water'.

Geography

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.

Demographics

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

Administrative divisions

Aksu Prefecture is divided into 1 county-level city: Aksu, and 8 counties:

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#	Name	Simplified Chinese	Hanyu Pinyin	Uyghur (UEY)	Uyghur Latin (ULY)	Population (2010 Census)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
1	Aksu	阿克苏市	Ākèsū Shì	ئاقسۇ شەھىرى	Aqsu Shehiri	535,657	13,647	39.25
2	Wensu County	温宿县	Wēnsù Xiàn	ئونسۇ ناھىيىسى	Onsu Nahiyisi	233,933	14,376	16.27
3	Kuqa County	库车县	Kùchē Xiàn	كۇچار ناھىيىسى	Kuchar Nahiyisi	462,588	14,529	31.83
4	Xayar County	沙雅县	Shāyǎ Xiàn	شايار ناھىيىسى	Shayar Nahiyisi	257,502	31,887	8.07
5	Xinhe [Toksu] County	新和县	Xīnhé Xiàn	توقسۇ ناھىيىسى	Toqsu Nahiyisi	172,064	5,831	29.50
6	Baicheng [Bay] County	拜城县	Bàichéng Xiàn	باي ناھىيىس	Bay Nahiyisi	229,252	15,917	14.40
7	Wushi [Uqturpan] County	乌什县	Wūshí Xiàn	ئۇچتۇرپان ناھىيىسى	Uchturpan Nahiyisi	197,990	9,065	21.84
8	Awat County	阿瓦提县	Āwǎtí Xiàn	ئاۋات ناھىيىسى	Avat Nahiyisi	237,562	12,592	18.86
9	Kalpin County	柯坪县	Kēpíng Xiàn	كەلپىن ناھىيىسى	Kelpin Nahiyisi	44,261	8,915	4.96