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Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture

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Region
  
Xinjiang

Area
  
72,468 km²

Time zone
  
China Standard (UTC+8)

Local time
  
Thursday 8:58 AM

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Country
  
People's Republic of China

Weather
  
2°C, Wind NW at 11 km/h, 57% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Muztagh Ata, Kongur Tagh, Kezhou Kala Kule Lake, Chakragil

Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture of China. It is located in the western part of Xinjiang. The prefecture has an area of 69,112 km2 (26,684 sq mi) and its capital is Artux. Kizilsu in the Kyrgyz language means “red water”.

Contents

Map of Kizilsu, Xinjiang, China

Subdivisions

Kizilsu directly controls 1 county-level city and 3 counties.

Demographics

According to the 2000 census, Kizilsu has 439,688 inhabitants with a population density of 6.36 inhabitants per km².

Kyrgyz in China

Kyrgyz in China

Demographics

Population by ethnicity

References

Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture Wikipedia