Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture

Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture 昌吉回族自治州 سانجى خۇيزۇ ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى
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Changji prefecture (red) in Xinjiang province (orange) and China
Country	China
Province	Xinjiang
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)

Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: 昌吉回族自治州; pinyin: Chāngjí Huízú Zìzhìzhōu), Uyghur: سانجى خۇيزۇ ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى‎, ULY: Sanji Huyzu Aptonom Oblasti, UPNY: Sanji Xuizu Aptonom Oblasti) is an autonomous prefecture of Xinjiang in the People's Republic of China. It is located in the northeastern part of Xinjiang. The prefecture has an area of 77,129 km² and has its capital at Changji city.

Subdivisions

Changji directly controls 2 county-level cities, 4 counties and 1 autonomous county.

#	Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Uyghur (kona yezik̡)	Uyghur Latin (yengi yezik̡)	Population (2003 est.)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
1	Changji City	昌吉市	Chāngjí Shì	سانجى شەھىرى	Sanji Shehiri	390,000	7,981	49
2	Fukang City	阜康市	Fùkāng Shì	فۇكاڭ شەھىرى	Fukang Shehiri	160,000	8,545	19
3	Hutubi County	呼图壁县	Hūtúbì Xiàn	قۇتۇبى ناھىيىسى	Qutubi Nahiyisi	210,000	9,518	22
4	Manas County	玛纳斯县	Mǎnàsī Xiàn	ماناس ناھىيىسى	Manas Nahiyisi	170,000	9,154	19
5	Qitai County	奇台县	Qítái Xiàn	گۇچۇڭ ناھىيىسى	Guchung Nahiyisi	230,000	16,709	14
6	Jimsar County	吉木萨尔县	Jímùsà'ěr Xiàn	جىمىسار ناھىيىسى	Jimisar Nahiyisi	130,000	8,170	16
7	Mori Kazakh Autonomous County	木垒哈萨克自治县	Mùlěi Hāsàkè Zìzhìxiàn	ئاپتونوم ناھىيىسى مورى قازاق	Mori Qazaq Aptonom Nahiyisi	90,000	13,582	7

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, Changji had a population of 1,503,097 inhabitants (population density: 19.49 inhabitants per km²).

Sister cities

• Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russia

Ethnic groups in Changji, 2000 census

Nationality	Population	Percentage
Han	1,129,384	75,14%
Hui	173,563	11.55%
Kazakh	119,942	7.98%
Uyghur	58,984	3.92%
Mongols	6,062	0.4%
Dongxiang	2,908	0.19%
Manchu	2,828	0.19%
Uzbek	2,189	0.15%
Others	7,237	0.48%

Coordinates: 44°01′N 87°19′E / 44.017°N 87.317°E / 44.017; 87.317