Kashgar Prefecture
Kashgar Prefecture
Kashi | |
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Kashgar Prefecture (red) in Xinjiang (orange) | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture seat | Kashgar |
| County-level divisions | 1 county-level city, 11 counties |
| Area | |
| 112,057 km2 (43,265 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 555 km2 (214 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 555 km2 (214 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| 4,496,400 | |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 400,225 |
| • Urban density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 400,225 |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Major ethnic groups | Uyghur, Han Chinese |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture | CN¥ 136.9 billion US$ 20.4 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 28,714 US$ 4,269 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 844000 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-XJ-31 |
| License Plate | 新Q |
| Website | Kashgar Prefecture Government |
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| Uyghur name | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Uyghur | قەشقەر ۋىلايىتى | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 喀什地区 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 喀什地區 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Kāshí Dìqū | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 喀什噶尔地区 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 喀什噶爾地區 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | PRC Standard Mandarin: Kāshígá'ěr Dìqū ROC Standard Mandarin: Kàshígé'ěr Dìqū | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kazakh name | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kazakh | قاشقار ايماعى Қашқар аймағы Qaşqar aimağy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyz name | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyz | قاشقار ايماعى Кашкар аймагы Qaşqar ajmağy | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Uzbek | قشقر ولايتى Қашқар Вилояти Qashqar viloyati | ||||||||||||||||||||
Kashgar, also known as Kashi, is a prefecture located in southwestern Xinjiang, China, located in the Tarim Basin region (roughly the southern half of Xinjiang). It has an area of 112,057 km2 (43,265 sq mi) and 4,496,377 inhabitants at the 2020 census with a population density of 35.5 inhabitants/km2. The capital of the prefecture is the city of Kashgar which has a population 506,640.
Kashgar Prefecture borders the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan, Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan, Gilgit-Baltistan of Pakistan and Ladakh of India in the far south.