Aksu Prefecture

For other uses, see Aksu (disambiguation).

Aksu Prefecture Akesu Prefecture ئاقسۇ ۋىلايىتى 阿克苏地区
—  Prefecture  —
Chinese transcription(s)
• Pinyin	Ākèsū Dìqū
Aksu prefecture (red) in Xinjiang province (orange) and China
Coordinates: 41°10′N 80°15′E
Country	China
Province	Xinjiang
County-level divisions	8
City seat	Aksu
Area
• Total	131,161 km2 (50,642 sq mi)
Elevation	1,519 m (4,984 ft)
Population (2010 Census)
• Total	2,370,887
• Density	Bad rounding here18/km2 (Bad rounding here47/sq mi)
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, China. It has an area of 131,161 km² and 2.37 million inhabitants (2010). 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 (阿克苏市), and 8 counties:

#	Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Uyghur (UEY)	Uyghur Latin (ULY)	Population (2003 est.)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
1	Aksu	阿克苏市	Ākèsū Shì	ئاقسۇ شەھىرى	Aqsu Shehiri	570,000	13,647	39
2	Wensu County	温宿县	Wēnsù Xiàn	ئونسۇ ناھىيىسى	Onsu Nahiyisi	230,000	14,376	16
3	Kuqa County	库车县	Kùchē Xiàn	كۇچار ناھىيىسى	Kuchar Nahiyisi	410,000	14,529	28
4	Xayar County	沙雅县	Shāyǎ Xiàn	شايار ناھىيىسى	Shayar Nahiyisi	210,000	31,887	7
5	Xinhe [Toksu] County	新和县	Xīnhé Xiàn	توقسۇ ناھىيىسى	Toqsu Nahiyisi	150,000	5,831	26
6	Baicheng [Bay] County	拜城县	Bàichéng Xiàn	باي ناھىيىس	Bay Nahiyisi	210,000	15,917	13
7	Wushi [Uqturpan] County	乌什县	Wūshí Xiàn	ئۇچتۇرپان ناھىيىسى	Uchturpan Nahiyisi	190,000	9,065	21
8	Awat County	阿瓦提县	Āwǎtí Xiàn	ئاۋات ناھىيىسى	Avat Nahiyisi	220,000	12,592	17
9	Kalpin County	柯坪县	Kēpíng Xiàn	كەلپىن ناھىيىسى	Kelpin Nahiyisi	40,000	8,915	4