Tacheng Prefecture, also known as Tarbagatay Prefecture, is located in northern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. It has an area of and a population of 992,444 (2020). It is a part of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. The prefecture level city of Karamay forms a separate enclave in the middle of Tacheng.
Subdivisions Tacheng prefecture is divided into 3 county level cities, 3 counties, and 1 autonomous county.
# Name Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY) Kazakh (Arabic script) Kazakh Latin transcription Population Area (km2) Density (/km2)1Tacheng CityThe official spelling according to 158,0983,99239.602Usu City 262,90614,39418.263Shawan City 301,04612,45824.164Emin County 188,6429,15820.605Toli County 85,45119,9824.286Yumin County 50,8196,1028.337Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County 61,78528,7832.15
Demographics
Geography
See Emin Valley, Tarbagatai Mountains, Saur Mountains, Gurbantünggüt Desert.
Heads Secretary Li Fengzi – ? – May 1991 Li Guimao – Jun. 1991 – Jul. 1994 Wu Qilin – Jul. 1994 – Apr. 2000 Tang Dingbang – Apr. 2000 – Nov. 2004 Peng Jiarui – Nov. 2004 – Jul. 2011 Zhang Bo – Jul. 2011 – Jan. 2015 Xue Bin – since Mar. 2017 ()
Governors (Баспай Шолақұлы) – 1945–1952 Arystanbek (Арыстанбек) (阿尔斯坦别克) – 1983 – Jun. 1993 Alpısbaý Raxımulı – Jun. 1993 – Jan. 1997 Qızaýjan Seýilqojaulı – Dec. 1996 – Jan. 2003 – Jan. 2003 – Jan. 2008 Mänen Zeýnelulı – Jan. 2008 – Apr. 2012 – Apr. 2012 – Jun. 2016 () – since Jun. 2016 since 2021
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