Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture
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Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture[1] 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 Script error: No such module "convert"., 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."[2]
Demographics
According to the 2020 census, Bayingolin has 1,056,970 inhabitants (population density: 2.28 per km2).
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.[3]
Ethnic groups in Bayingolin
When Bayingolin was established in 1954, Mongols comprised 35 per cent of the prefecture's population.[4] 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.[5][6]
- Population by ethnicity
| Nationality | 2000[7] | 2010[8] | 2015[9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | |
| Han Chinese | 607,774 | 58.05% | 757,983 | 59.29% | 826,063 | 59.27% |
| Uyghur | 345,595 | 33.01% | 406,942 | 31.83% | 440,283 | 31.59% |
| Hui | 52,252 | 4.99% | 60,451 | 4.73% | 64,979 | 4.66% |
| Mongol | 43,544 | 4.16% | 43,484 | 3.40% | 50,091 | 3.59% |
| Tujia | 2,336 | 0.18% | ||||
| Miao | 1,362 | 0.11% | ||||
| Dongxiang | 1,148 | 0.09% | ||||
| Kazakhs | 1,091 | 0.09% | ||||
| Manchu | 888 | 0.07% | ||||
| Other | 7,805 | 0.74% | 2,801 | 0.22% | 12,396 | 0.89% |
| Total | 1,046,970 | 100% | 1,278,486 | 100% | 1,393,812 | 100% |
Subdivisions
Bayin'gholin directly controls one county-level city, seven counties and one Hui autonomous county.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Mongolian |
Mongolian (Cyrillic) (Pinyin) |
Population (2020 Census)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
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| Korla[10] | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". |
779,352 | 7,378 | 105.63 |
| Luntai County[10] (Bügür) | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". |
137,327 | 14,182 | 9.68 |
| Yuli County[10] (Lopnur) | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". |
101,866 | 59,192 | 1.72 |
| Ruoqiang County[10] (Charqilik) | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". |
43,045 | 198,322 | 0.22 |
| Qiemo County[10] (Cherchen) | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". |
69,236 | 138,665 | 0.50 |
| Hejing County[10] | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". |
147,859 | 34,979 | 4.23 |
| Hoxud County[10] | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". |
59,299 | 12,740 | 4.65 |
| Bohu County[10] | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". |
48,288 | 3,593 | 13.44 |
| Yanqi Hui Autonomous County | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". |
122,961 | 2,429 | 52.62 |
Notable persons
See also
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References
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External links
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- Government website of Bayin'gholin (in Simplified Chinese)
- Government website of Bayin'gholin (in Mongolian)
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