Aksu Prefecture
Aqsu, Akesu | |
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![]() Outside of Aksu City with Tian Shan range in the background | |
![]() Aksu Prefecture (red) in Xinjiang (orange) | |
Coordinates (Aksu City government): 41°11′N 80°17′E / 41.18°N 80.29°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Xinjiang |
County-level divisions | 8 |
Seat | Aksu City |
Area | |
• Prefecture | 127,817 km2 (49,350 sq mi) |
• Urban | 14,415 km2 (5,566 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,519 m (4,984 ft) |
Population (2020 Census[1]) | |
• Prefecture | 2,714,422 |
• Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
GDP[2] | |
• Prefecture | CN¥ 156.4 billion US$ 24.3 billion |
• Per capita | CN¥ 56,892 US$ 8,820 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 843000 |
Area code | 997 |
ISO 3166 code | CN-XJ-29 |
License Plate | 新N |
Website | Aksu Prefecture Government |
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Uyghur name | |||||||||||||||
Uyghur | ئاقسۇ ۋىلايىتى | ||||||||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 阿克蘇地區 | ||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 阿克苏地区 | ||||||||||||||
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Aksu Prefecture[4][5] is located in mid-Western Xinjiang, China. It has an area of 131,161 km2 (50,642 sq mi) and 2.714 million inhabitants at the 2020 census whom 715,319 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made up of Aksu urban district.[6] The name Aksu is Turkic for 'white water'. Aksu Prefecture has a 263.8 km (163.9 mi) long international boundary with Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.