Kashgar Prefecture URL: https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/kashgar.html Kashgar Prefecture is a prefecture in Xinjiang, with administrative division code 653100. ## Administrative status Kashgar Prefecture is part of [Xinjiang](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/xinjiang-autonomous-region.html) (autonomous region)[^mca2023]. ## Subdivisions 12 county-level or higher divisions[^mca2023]: - [Kashgar](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/kashgar-kashgar.html) (county-level city, 653101) - [Shufu County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shufu.html) (county, 653121) - [Shule County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shule.html) (county, 653122) - [Yengisar County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/yengisar.html) (county, 653123) - [Poskam County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/poskam.html) (county, 653124) - [Yarkant County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/yarkant.html) (county, 653125) - [Kargilik County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/kargilik.html) (county, 653126) - [Makit County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/makit.html) (county, 653127) - [Yopurga County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/yopurga.html) (county, 653128) - [Payzawat County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/payzawat.html) (county, 653129) - [Maralbexi County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/maralbexi.html) (county, 653130) - [Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/taxkorgan-tajik.html) (autonomous county, 653131) ## Basic facts - Administrative division code: 653100[^mca2023] - Area: 111,398.39 km²[^wikidata] - Population: 4.50 million (2020)[^wikidata] ## History - 1 January 1971: established[^wikidata]. - Replaced 喀什专区[^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: Kashgar https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/kashgar-kashgar.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。) - Contains places: Shufu County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shufu.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。) - Contains places: Shule County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shule.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。) - Contains places: Yengisar County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/yengisar.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。) - Contains places: Poskam County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/poskam.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。) - Contains places: Yarkant County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/yarkant.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。) - Contains places: Kargilik County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/kargilik.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。) - Contains places: Makit County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/makit.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。) - Contains places: Yopurga County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/yopurga.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。) - Contains places: Payzawat County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/payzawat.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 - Kashgar https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/kashgar-kashgar.html - Shufu County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shufu.html - Shule County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shule.html - Yengisar County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/yengisar.html - Poskam County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/poskam.html - Yarkant County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/yarkant.html - Kargilik County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/kargilik.html - Makit County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/makit.html - Yopurga County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/yopurga.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 653100 喀什地区 - Wikidata Q739890 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q739890 - Kashgar Prefecture (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashgar_Prefecture - 喀什地区（维基百科） https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%96%80%E4%BB%80%E5%9C%B0%E5%8C%BA