Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture

Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: 昌吉回族自治州; Uyghur: سانجى خۇيزۇ ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى) is an autonomous prefecture for Hui people in the middle north of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Western China. The prefecture has an area of 77,129 km² (29,780 sq mi) and its seat is Changji City.

Changji Prefecture 昌吉州 · سانجى ئوبلاستى
Autonomous prefecture
Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture 昌吉回族自治州 سانجى خۇيزۇ ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى
Fukang City in the prefecture
Changji Prefecture (red) in Xinjiang (orange)
Country	People's Republic of China
Autonomous region	Xinjiang
Prefectural seat	Changji
Area
• Total	73,485 km2 (28,373 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,613,585
• Density	22/km2 (57/sq mi)
GDP[1]
• Total	CN¥ 132.5 billion US$ 19.2 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 82,605 US$ 11,974
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 code	CN-XJ-23

Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture
Chinese name
Chinese	昌吉回族自治州
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chāngjí Huízú Zìzhìzhōu Wade–Giles Chʻang¹-chi² Hui²-tsu² Tzŭ⁴-chih⁴-chou¹ other Mandarin Xiao'erjing چَانْ‌ݣِ خُوِزُوْ زِجِ‌جِوْ
Uyghur name
Uyghur	سانجى خۇيزۇ ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى‎
Transcriptions Latin Yëziqi Sanji Xuyzu Aptonom Oblasti Yengi Yeziⱪ Sanji Huyzu Aptonom Oblasti SASM/GNC Sanji Huyzu Aptonom Oblasti Siril Yëziqi Санҗи Хуизу Аптоном Области

Subdivisions

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

Map
Changji (city) Fukang (city) Hutubi County Manas County Qitai County Jimsar County Mori County
Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Xiao'erjing	Uyghur (UEY)	Uyghur Latin (ULY)	Population (2020 Census)	Area (km2)	Density (/km2)
Changji City	昌吉市	Chāngjí Shì	چَانْ‌ݣِ شِ‎	سانجى شەھىرى	Sanji Shehiri	607,441	7,971	76.2
Fukang City	阜康市	Fùkāng Shì	فُ‌کَانْ شِ‎	فۇكاڭ شەھىرى	Fukang Shehiri	181,144	8,529	21.24
Hutubi County	呼图壁县	Hūtúbì Xiàn	خُ‌تُ‌بِ ثِیًا‎	قۇتۇبى ناھىيىسى	Qutubi Nahiyisi	192,638	9,518	20.24
Manas County	玛纳斯县	Mǎnàsī Xiàn	مَانَاسِ ثِیًا‎	ماناس ناھىيىسى	Manas Nahiyisi	192,098	9,171	20.95
Qitai County	奇台县	Qítái Xiàn	کِ‌تَیْ ثِیًا‎	گۇچۇڭ ناھىيىسى	Guchung Nahiyisi	219,811	16,645	13.21
Jimsar County	吉木萨尔县	Jímùsà'ěr Xiàn	ݣِ‌مُ‌سَاعَر ثِیًا‎	جىمىسار ناھىيىسى	Jimisar Nahiyisi	153,197	8,141	18.82
Mori Kazakh Autonomous County	木垒哈萨克自治县	Mùlěi Hāsàkè Zìzhìxiàn	مُ‌لُوِ خَاسَاکْ زِجِ‌ثِیًا‎	مورى قازاق ئاپتونوم ناھىيىسى	Mori Qazaq Aptonom Nahiyisi	67,256	13,510	4.98

• Defunct: Miquan (county-level city)

Demographics

According to the 2010 census, Changji had a population of 1,428,587 inhabitants, with a population density of 19.4 inhabitants per km². Its population in the 2000 census was 1,503,097. Part of the change in population is due to boundary changes, for example, the formerly county-level city Miquan was merged into Midong District and became part of Ürümqi in 2007. The population in 2000 minus Miquan was 1,322,145.^[2]

Nationality	2000[3]		2010[4]
	Population	%	Population	%
Han	1,075,852	75.31%	1,129,384	73.91%
Hui	136,013	9.52%	176,563	11.55%
Kazakh	119,942	8.40%	133,286	8.72%
Uyghur	58,984	4.13%	63,606	4.16%
Total	1,428,587	100%	1,528,097	100%

Sister cities

• Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russia

References

1. 新疆维吾尔自治区统计局、国家统计局新疆调查总队 (2021). 《新疆统计年鉴－2020》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-9457-5.
2. "CHĀNGJÍ HUÍZÚ ZÌZHÌZHŌU (Hui Autonomous Prefecture) Subdivision". City Population.
3. 2000年人口普查中国民族人口资料，民族出版社. 2003. ISBN 7-105-05425-5.
4. Stanley W. Toops (August 2012). Susan M. Walcott; Corey Johnson (eds.). Eurasian Corridors of Interconnection: From the South China to the Caspian Sea. Routledge. pp. 65–66. ISBN 978-1135078751.

44.01°N 87.31°E / 44.01; 87.31