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# Xinjiang

Xinjiang is a provincial-level division (autonomous region) of the People's Republic of China, with administrative division code 650000.

## Administrative status

Xinjiang is a provincial-level division of the People's Republic of China[^mca2023].

## Subdivisions

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

- [Ürümqi](/en/places/xinjiang-urumqi.html) (prefecture-level city, 650100)
- [Karamay](/en/places/xinjiang-karamay.html) (prefecture-level city, 650200)
- [Turpan](/en/places/xinjiang-turpan.html) (prefecture-level city, 650400)
- [Hami](/en/places/xinjiang-hami.html) (prefecture-level city, 650500)
- [Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture](/en/places/xinjiang-changji-hui.html) (autonomous prefecture, 652300)
- [Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture](/en/places/xinjiang-bortala-mongol.html) (autonomous prefecture, 652700)
- [Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture](/en/places/xinjiang-bayingolin-mongol.html) (autonomous prefecture, 652800)
- [Aksu Prefecture](/en/places/xinjiang-aksu.html) (prefecture, 652900)
- [Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture](/en/places/xinjiang-kizilsu-kyrgyz.html) (autonomous prefecture, 653000)
- [Kashgar Prefecture](/en/places/xinjiang-kashgar.html) (prefecture, 653100)
- [Hotan Prefecture](/en/places/xinjiang-hotan.html) (prefecture, 653200)
- [Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture](/en/places/xinjiang-ili-kazakh.html) (autonomous prefecture, 654000)
- [Tacheng Prefecture](/en/places/xinjiang-tacheng.html) (prefecture, 654200)
- [Altay Prefecture](/en/places/xinjiang-altay.html) (prefecture, 654300)
- [Shihezi](/en/places/xinjiang-shihezi.html) (county-level city, 659001)
- [Aral](/en/places/xinjiang-aral.html) (county-level city, 659002)
- [Tumxuk](/en/places/xinjiang-tumxuk.html) (county-level city, 659003)
- [Wujiaqu](/en/places/xinjiang-wujiaqu.html) (county-level city, 659004)
- [Beitun](/en/places/xinjiang-beitun.html) (county-level city, 659005)
- [Tiemenguan City](/en/places/xinjiang-tiemenguan.html) (county-level city, 659006)
- [Shuanghe](/en/places/xinjiang-shuanghe.html) (county-level city, 659007)
- [Kokdala](/en/places/xinjiang-kokdala.html) (county-level city, 659008)
- [Kunyu](/en/places/xinjiang-kunyu.html) (county-level city, 659009)
- [Huyanghe](/en/places/xinjiang-huyanghe.html) (county-level city, 659010)
- [Xinxing](/en/places/xinjiang-xinxing-xinjiang.html) (county-level city, 659011)
- [Baiyang](/en/places/xinjiang-baiyang.html) (county-level city, 659012)

## Basic facts

- Administrative division code: 650000[^mca2023]
- Area: 1,664,897.17 km²[^wikidata]
- Population: 25.85 million (2020)[^wikidata]

## History

- 1 October 1955: established[^wikidata].
- Replaced Xinjiang Province[^wikidata].

更新时间：2026-10-29

## 标签

- [Administrative division](/en/tags/admin-division.html)

## 关系

- Contains places：[Ürümqi](/en/places/xinjiang-urumqi.html) 依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。
- Contains places：[Karamay](/en/places/xinjiang-karamay.html) 依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。
- Contains places：[Turpan](/en/places/xinjiang-turpan.html) 依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。
- Contains places：[Hami](/en/places/xinjiang-hami.html) 依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。
- Contains places：[Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture](/en/places/xinjiang-changji-hui.html) 依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。
- Contains places：[Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture](/en/places/xinjiang-bortala-mongol.html) 依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。
- Contains places：[Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture](/en/places/xinjiang-bayingolin-mongol.html) 依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。
- Contains places：[Aksu Prefecture](/en/places/xinjiang-aksu.html) 依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。
- Contains places：[Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture](/en/places/xinjiang-kizilsu-kyrgyz.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 Prefecture](/en/places/xinjiang-kashgar.html) 依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。
- Located in：[中国](/en/places/china.html) 

## 来源

- 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 650000 新疆维吾尔自治区
- Wikidata Q34800：https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34800 
- Xinjiang (Wikipedia)：https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinjiang 
- 新疆维吾尔自治区（维基百科）：https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%B0%E7%96%86%E7%BB%B4%E5%90%BE%E5%B0%94%E8%87%AA%E6%B2%BB%E5%8C%BA 
