Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture in northern Xinjiang,China. Its capital is Yining,also known as Ghulja or Kulja.
Jiuquan,formerly known as Sùzhou,is a prefecture-level city in the northwesternmost part of Gansu Province in the People's Republic of China. It is more than 600 km (370 mi) wide from east to west,occupying 191,342 km2 (73,878 sq mi),although its built-up area is mostly located in its Suzhou District.
Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County is an autonomous county of Kashgar Prefecture,in western Xinjiang,China. The county seat is Tashkurgan. The county is the only Tajik (Pamiri) autonomous county in China.
Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture in western Xinjiang,China,bordering Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Its capital is Artux. The prefecture is home to 622,222 people and covers an area of 70,916 km2 (27,381 sq mi). Most Kyrgyz in China reside in Kizilsu;they make up a little over a quarter of the prefecture's population. The Uyghurs are the largest ethnic group in Kizilsu,consisting of nearly two-thirds of the population.
Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,locally also known as Qaidam Prefecture,is an autonomous prefecture occupying much of the northern half of Qinghai Province,China. It has an area of 325,785 square kilometres (125,786 sq mi) and its seat is Delingha. The name of the prefecture literally means "west of (Qinghai) Lake."
The Subei Mongol Autonomous County is an autonomous county within the prefecture-level city of Jiuquan in the northwest of Gansu Province,China,bordering Xinjiang to the west,Qinghai Province to the southeast and Mongolia's Govi-Altai Province to the north. Containing the northernmost point in Gansu,Subei is split into two non-contiguous sections and has an area of 66,748 km2 (25,772 sq mi) and had approximately 13,046 inhabitants in 2000. To the east it shares a border with Ejin Banner,Alxa League,Inner Mongolia.
Awat County is a county in Aksu Prefecture,Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region,China. Awat County is located on the southern foot of the Tian Shan mountain range and on the northern edge of the Taklamakan Desert.
Shufu County,also transliterated from Uyghur as Konaxahar County or Konasheher County/Kona Sheher County,is a county in Kashgar Prefecture,Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region,China. It contains an area of 3,513 km2 (1,356 sq mi). According to the 2002 census,it has a population of 360,000.
Hotan County is a county in the southwest of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Hotan Prefecture. Almost all the residents of the county are Uyghurs and live around oases situated between the desolate Taklamakan Desert and Kunlun Mountains. Hotan County is the southernmost county-level division of Xinjiang. The county borders Karakax/Moyu County to the northwest,Hotan City and Lop County to the northeast,Qira County to the east,Pishan County to the west,and Rutog County,Tibet to the southeast. Hotan County administers most of Aksai Chin,an area disputed between China and India. The Line of Actual Control divides the India-controlled part of Ladakh union territory from the Aksai Chin area administered as part of southwest Hotan County.
Pishan County as the official romanized name,also transliterated from Uyghur as Guma County,is a county within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Hotan Prefecture. It contains an area of 39,412 km2 (15,217 sq mi). According to the 2002 census,it has a population of 220,000. The county borders Maralbexi County and Makit County to the north,Karakax County,Hotan County and Kunyu to the east and Kargilik County to the west. The county includes lands near the Karakoram Pass which are part of the Aksai Chin area that is disputed between China and India.
Dafdar,also spelled Daftar,is a township in the Taghdumbash Pamir located in Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County,Kashgar Prefecture,Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region,China. The township is located near the China–Pakistan border. The southern part of the township is located in the Trans-Karakoram Tract claimed by India.
Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City,in southern Yunnan,China,bordering Laos and Vietnam to the south,making it the only county in the province to border more than one country. By road,its seat,the town of Menglie (勐烈镇),is 520 km (320 mi) from Kunming and 145 km (90 mi) from Simao District,the municipal seat of Pu'er.
Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County is part of Hami Prefecture in Xinjiang and has an area of 38,445.3 km2 (14,843.8 sq mi). It forms part of the China–Mongolia border on the county's north,while bordering Yizhou District to the south,Yiwu County to the east and Changji's Mori Kazakh Autonomous County to the west.
Karabulak is a township of Akqi County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,China. Located in the west of the county,it covers an area of 2,811 kilometres with a population of 7,361,the main ethnic group is Kyrgyz. The township has 7 administrative villages and 13 unincorporated villages under jurisdiction,its seat is at Karabulak Village (哈拉布拉克).
Koxtag is a town in Pishan/Guma County,Hotan Prefecture,Xinjiang,China.
Muji is a town in Pishan/Guma County,Hotan Prefecture,Xinjiang,China.
Qaka is a township in Qira County,Hotan Prefecture,Xinjiang,China.
