Prefectural Division
The population of prefectural entities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region according to census results.
Name | Status | Native | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1990-07-01 | Population Census (C) 2000-11-01 | Population Census (C) 2010-11-01 | Population Census (C) 2020-11-01 | |||
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China | PRep | 中华人民共和国 | Bĕijīng | 9,572,900 | 1,130,822,993 | 1,242,612,226 | 1,339,724,852 | 1,411,778,724 | → | ||
Ākèsū [Aksu] | Pref | 阿克苏地区 | Aksu | 125,475 | 1,715,713 | 2,050,006 | 2,286,336 | 2,714,422 | 12547500 | → | |
Ālètài [Altay] | Pref | 阿勒泰地区 | Altay | 116,840 | 511,689 | 545,689 | 583,890 | 648,173 | 11684000 | → | |
Bāyīnguōléng [Bayingolin] | APref | 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 | Korla | 469,602 | 839,162 | 982,047 | 1,193,269 | 1,509,233 | 46960200 | → | |
Bó'ĕrtălā [Bortala] | APref | 博尔塔拉蒙古自治州 | Bortala | 23,910 | 328,006 | 368,642 | 390,115 | 433,467 | 2391000 | → | |
Chāngjí | APref | 昌吉回族自治州 | Chāngjí | 73,452 | 1,123,312 | 1,322,145 | 1,428,587 | 1,613,585 | 7345200 | → | |
Hāmì [Kumul] | PrefCity | 哈密市 | Kumul | 137,263 | 408,945 | 492,096 | 572,400 | 673,383 | 13726300 | → | |
Hétián [Hotan] | Pref | 和田地区 | Hotan | 247,272 | 1,430,185 | 1,658,208 | 1,977,963 | 2,441,231 | 24727200 | → | |
Kāshí [Kashgar, Kaxgar] | Pref | 喀什地区 | Kaxgar | 100,598 | 2,854,553 | 3,363,345 | 3,914,855 | 4,496,377 | 10059800 | → | |
Kèlāmăyī [Karamay] | PrefCity | 克拉玛依市 | Karamay | 7,158 | 210,064 | 254,009 | 364,588 | 490,348 | 715800 | → | |
Kèzīlèsū [Kizilsu] | APref | 克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州 | Artux | 69,779 | 375,796 | 439,688 | 525,570 | 622,222 | 6977900 | → | |
Tăchéng | Pref | 塔城地区 | Tăchéng | 94,531 | 777,412 | 892,397 | 1,219,022 | 1,108,747 | 9453100 | → | |
Tŭlŭfān [Turpan] | PrefCity | 吐鲁番市 | Turpan | 69,750 | 474,165 | 550,731 | 622,903 | 693,988 | 6975000 | → | |
Wūlŭmùqí [Ürümqi] | PrefCity | 乌鲁木齐市 | Ürümqi | 13,775 | 1,531,497 | 2,262,786 | 3,112,559 | 4,054,369 | 1377500 | → | |
Yīlí [Ili] | APref | 伊犁哈萨克自治州 | Gulja | 54,690 | 2,045,660 | 2,305,252 | 2,407,606 | 2,778,869 | 5469000 | → | |
Zìzhìqū Zhíxiáxiàn Jíxíngzhèng Qūhuà (Shíhézi, Ālā'ĕr/Aral, Túmùshūkè/Tumxuk, Wŭjiāqú) | 自治区直辖县级行政区划 | 26,410 | ... | 972,470 | 1,216,152 | 1,573,931 | 2641000 | → | |||
Xīnjiāng | AReg | 新疆维吾尔自治区 | Ürümqi | 1,646,900 | 15,156,883 | 18,459,511 | 21,815,815 | 25,852,345 | 164690000 | → |
- (1990) China Dimensions Data Collection (sedac.ciesin.org).
(2000) (2010) (2020) China National Bureau of Statistics (web).
(2020) Xinjiang Bureau of Statistics (web).
Major Cities
Name | Population Census (C) 2020-11-01 | |
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1 | Ürümqi | 3,842,560 |
2 | Gulja | 654,726 |
3 | Korla | 490,961 |
4 | Aksu | 470,601 |
5 | Shíhézi | 461,663 |
6 | Chāngjí | 451,234 |
7 | Kumul | 426,072 |
8 | Kaxgar | 392,730 |
9 | Karamay | 332,474 |
10 | Hotan | 293,056 |
Contents: Cities
The urban population of all cities and counties in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region by census years if it exceeds 75,000 inhabitants.
The urban population is counted on district or county level. Districts with continuous settlement areas are aggregated as city. The tabulated population may refer to more than one settlement.
Name | Status | Native | Population Census (C) 1990-07-01 | Population Census (C) 2000-11-01 | Population Census (C) 2010-11-01 | Population Census (C) 2020-11-01 | Area | ||
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Aksu (Ākèsū) | City | 阿克苏市 | 118,471 | 245,602 | 284,872 | 470,601 | 0 | → | |
Altay (Ālètài) | City | 阿勒泰市 | 63,290 | 88,591 | 112,711 | 147,301 | 0 | → | |
Aral (Ālā'ĕr) | City | 阿拉尔市 | ... | ... | 65,175 | 239,647 | 0 | → | |
Artux (Ātúshí) | City | 阿图什市 | 30,307 | 41,765 | 58,427 | 105,855 | 0 | → | |
Āwătí (Awat) | Cnty | 阿瓦提县 | 16,933 | 27,748 | 49,606 | 74,301 | 0 | → | |
Báijiăntān | CDist | 白碱滩区 | ... | 64,297 | 48,644 | 50,825 | 0 | → | |
Bay (Bàichéng) | Cnty | 拜城县 | 25,809 | 30,140 | 54,401 | 67,379 | 0 | → | |
Bortala (Bólè) | City | 博乐市 | 41,340 | 76,239 | 120,138 | 177,536 | 0 | → | |
Chāngjí | City | 昌吉市 | 118,654 | 232,645 | 303,938 | 451,234 | 0 | → | |
Dörbiljin (Émĭn) | Cnty | 额敏县 | 27,016 | 41,822 | 79,051 | 119,464 | 0 | → | |
Dúshānzi | CDist | 独山子区 | ... | 50,732 | 69,151 | 84,395 | 0 | → | |
Fùkāng | City | 阜康市 | 24,291 | 70,959 | 67,598 | 125,080 | 0 | → | |
Gŏngliú (Tokkuztara) | Cnty | 巩留县 | 14,005 | 20,102 | 32,704 | 77,106 | 0 | → | |
Gulja (Yīníng) | City | 伊宁市 | 176,399 | 256,588 | 368,813 | 654,726 | 0 | → | |
Héjìng | Cnty | 和静县 | 25,943 | 30,391 | 43,792 | 84,773 | 0 | → | |
Hotan (Hétián) | City | 和田市 | 78,480 | 101,750 | 119,804 | 293,056 | 0 | → | |
Huòchéng | Cnty | 霍城县 | 24,416 | 41,073 | 89,083 | 102,885 | 0 | → | |
Hūtúbì | Cnty | 呼图壁县 | 22,527 | 37,902 | 87,196 | 126,662 | 0 | → | |
Jiāshī (Payzawat) | Cnty | 伽师县 | 17,590 | 23,394 | 27,614 | 142,535 | 0 | → | |
Jímùsà'ĕr (Jimsar) | Cnty | 吉木萨尔县 | 15,754 | 31,633 | 36,851 | 91,164 | 0 | → | |
Jīnghé (Jing) | Cnty | 精河县 | 9,675 | 32,205 | 37,079 | 71,442 | 0 | → | |
Karamay (Kèlāmăyī) | City | 克拉玛依市 | ... | 145,452 | 232,441 | 332,474 | 0 | → | |
Kargilik (Yèchéng) | Cnty | 叶城县 | 41,689 | 61,555 | 77,552 | 139,558 | 0 | → | |
Kaxgar (Kāshí) [Kashgar] | City | 喀什市 | 154,677 | 189,266 | 310,448 | 392,730 | 0 | → | |
Korla (Kù'ĕrlè) | City | 库尔勒市 | 136,170 | 226,542 | 425,182 | 490,961 | 0 | → | |
Kumul (Hāmì, Yizhou) | City | 哈密市 | 109,800 | 237,332 | 310,500 | 426,072 | 0 | → | |
Künes (Xīnyuán) | Cnty | 新源县 | 25,751 | 53,619 | 72,368 | 164,797 | 0 | → | |
Kuqa (Kùchē) | Cnty | 库车县 | 51,675 | 73,750 | 184,835 | 262,771 | 0 | → | |
Kuytun (Kuítún) | City | 奎屯市 | 61,277 | 109,893 | 145,456 | 224,471 | 0 | → | |
Makit (Màigàití) | Cnty | 麦盖提县 | 20,216 | 26,640 | 53,823 | 69,806 | 0 | → | |
Manas (Mănàsī) | Cnty | 玛纳斯县 | ... | 43,003 | 100,214 | 125,419 | 0 | → | |
Maralbexi (Bāchŭ) | Cnty | 巴楚县 | 34,871 | 49,495 | 47,537 | 85,146 | 0 | → | |
Mòyù (Karakax) | Cnty | 墨玉县 | 11,639 | 15,339 | 29,823 | 109,787 | 0 | → | |
Piqan (Shànshàn) | Cnty | 鄯善县 | 14,874 | 66,265 | 70,742 | 98,455 | 0 | → | |
Qítái | Cnty | 奇台县 | 36,048 | 43,105 | 88,014 | 114,985 | 0 | → | |
Shāwān | Cnty | 沙湾县 | 18,672 | 54,601 | 136,925 | 150,317 | 0 | → | |
Shíhézi | City | 石河子市 | 153,514 | 298,885 | 313,768 | 461,663 | 0 | → | |
Tăchéng | City | 塔城市 | 39,193 | 56,472 | 75,122 | 122,447 | 0 | → | |
Tiěménguān | City | 铁门关市 | ... | ... | ... | 77,969 | 0 | → | |
Túmùshūkè [Tumxuk] | City | 图木舒克市 | ... | ... | ... | 128,056 | 0 | → | |
Tuōkèxùn (Toksun) | Cnty | 托克逊县 | 12,649 | 18,784 | 36,752 | 91,384 | 0 | → | |
Turpan (Tŭlŭfān) | City | 吐鲁番市 | 47,056 | 123,379 | 89,719 | 143,456 | 0 | → | |
Ürümqi (Wūlŭmùqí) | City | 乌鲁木齐市 | 1,172,018 | 1,820,740 | 2,853,398 | 3,842,560 | 0 | → | |
Usu (Wūsū) | City | 乌苏市 | 37,933 | 73,609 | 131,661 | 156,437 | 0 | → | |
Wēnsù | Cnty | 温宿县 | 25,332 | 31,734 | 61,036 | 83,110 | 0 | → | |
Wŭjiāqú | City | 五家渠市 | ... | ... | 75,088 | 118,893 | 0 | → | |
Xayar (Shāyă) | Cnty | 沙雅县 | 23,335 | 32,493 | 66,032 | 92,275 | 0 | → | |
Xīnhé (Toksu) | Cnty | 新和县 | 14,465 | 14,850 | 34,846 | 78,597 | 0 | → | |
Yarkant (Shāchē) | Cnty | 莎车县 | 61,604 | 88,148 | 133,835 | 283,622 | 0 | → | |
Yīníng (Gulja) | Cnty | 伊宁县 | 10,777 | 13,850 | 32,494 | 87,543 | 0 | → | |
Yútián (Keriya) | Cnty | 于田县 | 15,923 | 15,121 | 34,167 | 75,124 | 0 | → |
- (1990) China Dimensions Data Collection (sedac.ciesin.org).
(2000) (2010) (2020) China National Bureau of Statistics (web).