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Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture
Autonomous prefecture
Name transcription(s)
• Chinese	巴音郭楞蒙古自治州
• Uyghur	بايىنغولىن موڭغۇل ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى
• Mongolian	ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠭᠣᠣᠯ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠵᠧᠦ
Bayanbulak grassland in Hejing County
Bayingolin (red) in Xinjiang (orange)
Coordinates: 42°N 86°E / 42°N 86°E / 42; 86
Country	China
Autonomous region	Xinjiang
Prefectural seat	Korla
Area
• Total	471,480.28 km (182,039.55 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,509,233
• Density	3.2/km (8.3/sq mi)
GDP
• Total	CN¥ 152.0 billion US$ 22.6 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 100,143 US$ 14,889
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 code	CN-XJ-28
Website	www.xjbz.gov.cn

Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 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 471,480 km (182,040 sq mi), 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."

Demographics

According to the 2020 census, Bayingolin has 1,056,970 inhabitants (population density: 2.28 per km).

As of 2020, 53.3% of the 1,509,233 residents of the county were Han Chinese, 36.4% were Uyghur, 5.3% were Hui and 4.0% were Mongol.

Ethnic groups in Bayingolin

When Bayingolin was established in 1954, Mongols comprised 35 per cent of the prefecture's population. Due to development needs and migration, the Han population increased from 1,682 in the region of Bayingolin in 1947 to over 660,000 in 2004.

Population by ethnicity

Subdivisions

Bayin'gholin directly controls one county-level city, seven counties and one Hui autonomous county.

Korla (city) Luntai County Yuli County Ruoqiang County Qiemo County Yanqi County Hejing County Hoxud County Bohu County
Name	Simplified Chinese	Hanyu Pinyin	Uyghur (UEY)	Uyghur Latin (ULY)	Mongolian	Mongolian (Cyrillic) (Pinyin)	Population (2020 Census)	Area (km)	Density (/km)
Korla	库尔勒市	Kù'ěrlè Shì	كورلا شەھىرى	Korla Shehiri	ᠬᠣᠷᠣᠯ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ	Хорол хот Qorol qota	779,352	7,378	105.63
Luntai County (Bügür)	轮台县	Lúntái Xiàn	بۈگۈر ناھىيىسى	Bügür Nahiyisi	ᠪᠦᠭᠦᠷ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ	Бүгүр шянь Büqür siyan	137,327	14,182	9.68
Yuli County (Lopnur)	尉犁县	Yùlí Xiàn	لوپنۇر ناھىيىسى	Lopnur Nahiyisi	ᠯᠣᠪᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ	Лобнуур шянь Error: {{Transliteration}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 6) (help)	101,866	59,192	1.72
Ruoqiang County (Charqilik)	若羌县	Ruòqiāng Xiàn	چاقىلىق ناھىيىسى	Chaqiliq Nahiyisi	ᠴᠠᠺᠢᠯᠢᠺ ᠰᠢᠶᠠ	Чакилик шянь Čaqaliq siyan	43,045	198,322	0.22
Qiemo County (Cherchen)	且末县	Qiěmò Xiàn	چەرچەن ناھىيىسى	Cherchen Nahiyisi	ᠴᠧᠷᠴᠧᠨ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ	Черчен шянь Čerčen siyan	69,236	138,665	0.50
Hejing County	和静县	Héjìng Xiàn	خېجىڭ ناھىيىسى	Xéjing Nahiyisi	ᠾᠧᠵᠢᠩ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ	Хэжин шянь Hëǰing siyan	147,859	34,979	4.23
Hoxud County	和硕县	Héshuò Xiàn	خوشۇت ناھىيىسى	Xoshut Nahiyisi	ᠬᠣᠱᠤᠳ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ	Хошууд шянь Qušud siyan	59,299	12,740	4.65
Bohu County	博湖县	Bóhú Xiàn	باغراش ناھىيىسى	Baghrash Nahiyisi	ᠪᠣᠰᠲᠠᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ	Бостнуур шянь Error: {{Transliteration}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 8) (help)	48,288	3,593	13.44
Yanqi Hui Autonomous County	焉耆回族自治县	Yānqí Huízú Zìzhìxiàn	يەنجى خۇيزۇ ئاپتونوم ناھىيىسى	Yenji Xuyzu Aptonom Nahiyisi	ᠶᠠᠨᠼᠢ ᠬᠣᠲᠣᠩ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ	Яньци - Хотон өөртөө засах шянь Yanči qotong öbertegen ǰasaqu siyan	122,961	2,429	52.62

Notable persons

• Mihrigul Tursun

See also

• Lop Nur
• Torghut

References

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2. "巴音郭楞蒙古州2022年国民经济和社会发展统计公报" (in Chinese). 28 April 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
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4. Phillips, Tom (2017-02-21). "China orders hundreds of thousands of private cars to have GPS trackers installed for monitoring". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
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6. Atwood, Christopher (2004). Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol Empire. Facts on File. p. 39.
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External links

• Government website of Bayin'gholin (in Simplified Chinese)
• Government website of Bayin'gholin (in Mongolian)
• Government website of Bayin'gholin Archived 2017-09-13 at the Wayback Machine (in Uyghur)

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See also: List of prefectures in China, List of cities in China

v t e Mongol-designated autonomous areas in China
Regions	Inner Mongolia Hohhot Baotou Wuhai Chifeng Tongliao Ordos Hulunbuir Bayannur Ulanqab Xilingol Hinggan Alxa
Prefectures and counties	Liaoning Fuxin Harqin Zuoyi Qinghai Haixi (Mongol and Tibetan) Henan Xinjiang Bayingolin Bortala Hoboksar Other provinces Dorbod (in Heilongjiang) Qian Gorlos (in Jilin) Subei (in Gansu) Weichang (Manchu and Mongol) (in Hebei)
Ethnic minority autonomous areas Dong Hui Korean Manchu Miao Mongol Tibetan Tujia Uyghur Yao Yi Zhuang Others

• Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture
• Autonomous prefectures of the People's Republic of China
• Prefecture-level divisions of Xinjiang