Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture

Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture
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
Hanyu Pinyin
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
Latin Yëziqi
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
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	1,150−7,000+ 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
• 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 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) 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.