Altay Prefecture
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Altay Prefecture is a prefecture in Xinjiang, with administrative division code 654300.

## Administrative status

Altay Prefecture is part of [Xinjiang](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/xinjiang-autonomous-region.html) (autonomous region)[^mca2023].

## Subdivisions

7 county-level or higher divisions[^mca2023]:

- [Altay City](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/altay-altay.html) (county-level city, 654301)
- [Burqin County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/burqin.html) (county, 654321)
- [Fuyun County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fuyun.html) (county, 654322)
- [Fuhai County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fuhai.html) (county, 654323)
- [Habahe County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/habahe.html) (county, 654324)
- [Qinggil County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/qinggil.html) (county, 654325)
- [Jeminay County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/jeminay.html) (county, 654326)

## Basic facts

- Administrative division code: 654300[^mca2023]
- Area: 117,709.61 km²[^wikidata]
- Population: 648,173 (2020)[^wikidata]

## History

- 1 September 1954: established[^wikidata].
- Replaced 阿山道[^wikidata].
- From 1 September 1954: named “阿勒泰专区”, until 31 December 1978[^wikidata].

Updated: 2026-10-29

Tags:
- Administrative division https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/tags/admin-division.html

Relations:
- Located in: Xinjiang https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/xinjiang-autonomous-region.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Altay City https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/altay-altay.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Burqin County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/burqin.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Fuyun County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fuyun.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Fuhai County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fuhai.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Habahe County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/habahe.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Qinggil County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/qinggil.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Jeminay County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/jeminay.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)

Mentioned in:
- Xinjiang https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/xinjiang-autonomous-region.html
- Altay City https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/altay-altay.html
- Burqin County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/burqin.html
- Fuyun County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fuyun.html
- Fuhai County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fuhai.html
- Habahe County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/habahe.html
- Qinggil County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/qinggil.html
- Jeminay County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/jeminay.html

Sources:
- 2023年中华人民共和国县以上行政区划代码（民政部） https://www.mca.gov.cn/mzsj/xzqh/2023/202301xzqh.html 代码 654300 阿勒泰地区
- Wikidata Q776550 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q776550
- Altay Prefecture (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altay_Prefecture
- 阿勒泰地区（维基百科） https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%98%BF%E5%8B%92%E6%B3%B0%E5%9C%B0%E5%8C%BA