Xinjiang
Xinjiang Autonomous Region
| Province Overview | |
|---|---|
| Chinese Spelling | 新疆 |
| Pronounced | Shin-jeung |
| Old Spelling | Sinkiang |
| Population | 18,459,511 (2000) |
| 21,725,815 (2010) | |
| 24,992,119 (2020) | |
| Area | 642,820 sq. miles (1,664,897 sq. km) |
| Population Density | 30 people per sq. mile (13 per sq. km) |
| Highest Elevation | 28,251 feet (8,611 meters) |
| Capital City | Urumqi 2,853,398 |
| Largest Cities (2010) | Korla: 425,182 |
| Yining: 368,813 | |
| Karamay: 353,299 | |
| Shihezi: 313,768 | |
| Hami: 310,500 | |
| Kashi: 310,448 | |
| Changji: 303,938 | |
| Administrative Divisions | Prefectures: 14 |
| Counties: 99 | |
| Towns: 1,005 | |
| Major Ethnic Groups (2000) | Uyghur: 8,345,622 (45.2%) |
| Han Chinese: 7,489,919 (40.6%) | |
| Kazak: 1,245,023 (6.7%) | |
| Hui: 839,837 (4.5%) | |
| Kirgiz: 158,775 (0.9%) | |
| Mongol: 149,857 (0.8%) | |
| Dongxiang: 55,841 (0.3%) | |
| Tajik: 39,493 (0.2%) | |
| Xibe: 34,566 (0.2%) |
| Province Overview | |
|---|---|
| Major Ethnic Groups (2000) | Manchu: 19,493 (0.1%) |
| Uzbek: 12,096 (0.1%) | |
| Russian: 8,935 (0.1%) |
| People Group Profiles | |
|---|---|
| Ainu | 中文 |
| Akto Turkmen | 中文 |
| Daur, Western | 中文 |
| Kazak | 中文 |
| Keriya | 中文 |
| Kirgiz | 中文 |
| Nubra | 中文 |
| Oirat | 中文 |
| Ongkor | 中文 |
| Russian | 中文 |
| Tajik, Sarikoli | 中文 |
| Tajik, Wakhi | 中文 |
| Tatar | 中文 |
| Teleut | 中文 |
| Torgut | 中文 |
| Tuerke | 中文 |
| Tuva | 中文 |
| Uygur, Lop Nur | 中文 |
| Uygur, Taklimakan | 中文 |
| Uygur, Yutian | 中文 |
| Uygur | 中文 |
| Uzbek | 中文 |
| Xibe, Western | 中文 |
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