Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture

Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous PrefectureThe official spelling is "Bayingolin" according to is an autonomous prefecture in the southeastern Xinjiang, China. It borders Gansu to the east, Qinghai to the southeast and the Tibet Autonomous Region to the south. It is the largest prefecture-level division nationally, with an area of , which is even larger than its neighboring province of Gansu. The prefectural capital is Korla. Despite being designated an autonomous area for Mongols in China, only about four percent of Bayingolin's population is Mongol.

History In a 2017 announcement from officials in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, it was proclaimed that "there is a severe threat from international terrorism, and cars have been used as a key means of transport for terrorists as well as constantly serving as weapons. It is therefore necessary to monitor and track all vehicles in the prefecture."

Economy As of 2025, Bayingolin had a GDP of (US$24.129 billion) and a GDP per capita of ().

Demographics As of the 2020 census, Bayingolin had 1,509,233 inhabitants, 53.3% of whom were Han Chinese, 36.4% Uyghur, 5.3% Hui and 4.0% Mongol.

When Bayingolin was established in 1954, Mongols comprised 35 per cent of the prefecture's population. However, due to migration from elsewhere in China and the incorporation of Korla and a vast tract of the Tarim Basin, where few Mongols resided, into Bayingolin in 1960, the Han population increased from 1,682 in 1947 to over 660,000 by 2004.

+ Ethnic composition of Bayingolin: 2000, 2010, and 2015 censusesNationality200020102015 Population% Population% Population% Han Chinese 607,774 58.05% 757,983 59.29% 826,063 59.27% Uyghur 345,595 33.01% 406,942 31.83% 440,283 31.59% Hui 52,252 4.99% 60,451 4.73% 64,979 4.66% Mongol 43,544 4.16% 43,484 3.40% 50,091 3.59% Tujia 2,336 0.18% Miao 1,362 0.11% Dongxiang 1,148 0.09% Kazakhs 1,091 0.09% Manchu 888 0.07% Other 7,805 0.74% 2,801 0.22% 12,396 0.89%Total1,046,970100%1,278,486100%1,393,812 100%

Subdivisions Bayingolin directly controls one county-level city, seven counties and one Hui autonomous county.

Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY) Mongolian Mongolian(Cyrillic)(Pinyin) Population Area (km2) Density (/km2)KorlaThe official spelling according to 779,3527,378105.63Luntai County (Bügür)137,32714,1829.68Yuli County (Lopnur)101,86659,1921.72Ruoqiang County (Charqilik)43,045198,3220.22Qiemo County (Cherchen)69,236138,6650.50Hejing County147,85934,9794.23Hoxud County59,29912,7404.65Bohu County48,2883,59313.44Yanqi Hui Autonomous County122,9612,42952.62

Notable persons Mihrigul Tursun

Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture

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