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Aksu Prefecture

prefecture

Key facts

Country: China
Province: Xinjiang
Seat: Aksu City
Prefecture: 127,817 km (49,350 sq mi)
Urban: 14,415 km (5,566 sq mi)
Elevation: 1,519 m (4,984 ft)
Density: 21.2368/km (55.0030/sq mi)
Per capita: CN¥ 56,892, US$ 8,820
Time zone: UTC+8 ( China Standard )
Iso 3166 code: CN-XJ-29
License plate: 新N
Website: www .aksu .gov .cn

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Uyghur name Uyghur ئاقسۇ ۋىلايىتى‎

Aksu Prefecture is located in west-central Xinjiang, China. It has an area of 131,161 km (50,642 sq mi) and 2.714 million inhabitants at the 2020 census whom 715,319 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made up of Aksu urban district. The name Aksu is Turkic for 'white water'. Aksu Prefecture has a 263.8 km (163.9 mi) long international boundary with Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.