Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture

Bayingolin
Bayingolin
Chinese name
Chinese	巴音郭楞
Literal meaning	rich river (from Mongolian)
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Bāyīnguōléng
other Mandarin
Xiao'erjing	[بَاءٍقُوَلٍْ‎] Error: {{Transliteration}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 188) (help)
Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillic	Баянгол
Mongolian script	ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠭᠣᠣᠯ
SASM/GNC
Transcriptions
SASM/GNC	[Bayanγool] Error: {{Transliteration}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 6) (help)
Uyghur name
Uyghur	بايىنغولىن‎
Latin Yëziqi
Transcriptions
Latin Yëziqi	Bayingholin
Yengi Yeziⱪ	Bayingⱨolin
Siril Yëziqi	Байиңһолин

Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture
Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture
Chinese name
Chinese	巴音郭楞蒙古自治州
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Bāyīnguōléng Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu
Wade–Giles	Pa¹-yin¹-kuo¹-lêng² Mêng³-ku³ Tzŭ⁴-chih⁴-chou¹
other Mandarin
Xiao'erjing	[بَاءٍقُوَلٍْ مٍْ‌قُ زِجِ‌جِوْ‎] Error: {{Transliteration}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 188) (help)
Abbreviation
Chinese	巴音郭楞州 / 巴州
Literal meaning	Bayingolin Prefecture
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Bāyīnguōléng Zhōu / Bāzhōu
Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillic	Баянгол - Монголын өөртөө засах жуу
Mongolian script	ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠭᠣᠣᠯ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠵᠧᠦ
SASM/GNC
Transcriptions
SASM/GNC	[Bayanγool mongγol öbertegen ǰasaqu ǰëü] Error: {{Transliteration}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 6) (help)
Uyghur name
Uyghur	بايىنغولىن موڭغۇل ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى‎
Latin Yëziqi
Transcriptions
Latin Yëziqi	Bayingholin Mongghol Aptonom Oblasti
Yengi Yeziⱪ	Bayingⱨolin Mongƣul Aptonom 'Oblasti
Siril Yëziqi	Байиңһолин Моңғул Аптоном 'Области

Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture
Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture
Autonomous prefecture
Name transcription(s)
• Chinese	巴音郭楞蒙古自治州
• Uyghur	بايىنغولىن موڭغۇل ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى
• Mongolian	ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠭᠣᠣᠯ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠵᠧᠦ
	Bayanbulak grassland in Hejing County
	Bayingolin (red) in Xinjiang (orange)
	Coordinates: 42°N 86°E / 42°N 86°E
Country	China
Autonomous region	Xinjiang
Prefectural seat	Korla
Area
• Total	471,480.28 km2 (182,039.55 sq mi)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,509,233
• Density	3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi)
GDP
• Total	CN¥ 152.0 billion; US$ 22.6 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 100,143; US$ 14,889
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 code	CN-XJ-28
Website	www.xjbz.gov.cn

Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture^[3] 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 471,480 km² (182,040 sq mi), 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."^[4]

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.^[5]

Ethnic groups in Bayingolin

When Bayingolin was established in 1954, Mongols comprised 35 per cent of the prefecture's population.^[6] 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.^[7]^[8]

Population by ethnicity

Nationality	2000^[9]		2010^[10]		2015^[11]
Nationality	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)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
Korla (city) Luntai County Yuli County Ruoqiang County Qiemo County Yanqi County Hejing County Hoxud County Bohu County
Korla^[12]	库尔勒市	Kù'ěrlè Shì	كورلا شەھىرى	Korla Shehiri	ᠬᠣᠷᠣᠯ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ	Хорол хот Qorol qota	779,352	7,378	105.63
Luntai County^[12] (Bügür)	轮台县	Lúntái Xiàn	بۈگۈر ناھىيىسى	Bügür Nahiyisi	ᠪᠦᠭᠦᠷ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ	Бүгүр шянь Büqür siyan	137,327	14,182	9.68
Yuli County^[12] (Lopnur)	尉犁县	Yùlí Xiàn	لوپنۇر ناھىيىسى	Lopnur Nahiyisi	ᠯᠣᠪᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ	Лобнуур шянь [Lobnaγur siyan] Error: {{Transliteration}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 6) (help)	101,866	59,192	1.72
Ruoqiang County^[12] (Charqilik)	若羌县	Ruòqiāng Xiàn	چاقىلىق ناھىيىسى	Chaqiliq Nahiyisi	ᠴᠠᠺᠢᠯᠢᠺ ᠰᠢᠶᠠ	Чакилик шянь Čaqaliq siyan	43,045	198,322	0.22
Qiemo County^[12] (Cherchen)	且末县	Qiěmò Xiàn	چەرچەن ناھىيىسى	Cherchen Nahiyisi	ᠴᠧᠷᠴᠧᠨ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ	Черчен шянь Čerčen siyan	69,236	138,665	0.50
Hejing County^[12]	和静县	Héjìng Xiàn	خېجىڭ ناھىيىسى	Xéjing Nahiyisi	ᠾᠧᠵᠢᠩ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ	Хэжин шянь Hëǰing siyan	147,859	34,979	4.23
Hoxud County^[12]	和硕县	Héshuò Xiàn	خوشۇت ناھىيىسى	Xoshut Nahiyisi	ᠬᠣᠱᠤᠳ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ	Хошууд шянь Qušud siyan	59,299	12,740	4.65
Bohu County^[12]	博湖县	Bóhú Xiàn	باغراش ناھىيىسى	Baghrash Nahiyisi	ᠪᠣᠰᠲᠠᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ	Бостнуур шянь [Busdunaγur siyan] Error: {{Transliteration}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 8) (help)	48,288	3,593	13.44
Yanqi Hui Autonomous County	焉耆回族自治县	Yānqí Huízú Zìzhìxiàn	يەنجى خۇيزۇ ئاپتونوم ناھىيىسى	Yenji Xuyzu Aptonom Nahiyisi	ᠶᠠᠨᠼᠢ ᠬᠣᠲᠣᠩ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ	Яньци - Хотон өөртөө засах шянь Yanči qotong öbertegen ǰasaqu siyan	122,961	2,429	52.62

Notable persons

Mihrigul Tursun

References

^ 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州历史沿革 [Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture Historical Development] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2019. 2003年，巴州总面积472472.1平方千米，{...}2010年第六次人口普查，常住总人口1278486人，
^ "巴音郭楞蒙古州2022年国民经济和社会发展统计公报" (in Chinese). 28 April 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ The official spelling is "Bayingolin" according to 中国地名录. Beijing: SinoMaps Press (中国地图出版社). 1997. p. 300. ISBN 7-5031-1718-4.
^ Phillips, Tom (2017-02-21). "China orders hundreds of thousands of private cars to have GPS trackers installed for monitoring". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
^ 3-7 各地、州、市、县(市)分民族人口数 [3-7 Population by Nationality by Prefecture, State, City and County (City)]. tjj.xinjiang.gov.cn (in Chinese). Statistical Bureau of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. 2020-06-10. Archived from the original on 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
^ Atwood, Christopher (2004). Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol Empire. Facts on File. p. 39.
^ Gardner Bovingdon (2010). "Chapter 2 - Heteronomy and Its Discontents". The Uyghurs - strangers in their own land. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-14758-3.
^ Bovingdon, Gardner (2010). "Note 9 (Chapter 2)". The Uyghurs - strangers in their own land. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-14758-3.
^ 2000年人口普查中国民族人口资料. Publishing House of Minority Nationalities. September 2003. ISBN 7-105-05425-5.
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External links

Government website of Bayin'gholin (in Simplified Chinese)
Government website of Bayin'gholin (in Mongolian)
Government website of Bayin'gholin Archived 2017-09-13 at the Wayback Machine (in Uyghur)

[xzqhqbygl-1] 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州历史沿革 [Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture Historical Development] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2019. 2003年，巴州总面积472472.1平方千米，{...}2010年第六次人口普查，常住总人口1278486人，

[2] "巴音郭楞蒙古州2022年国民经济和社会发展统计公报" (in Chinese). 28 April 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[3] The official spelling is "Bayingolin" according to 中国地名录. Beijing: SinoMaps Press (中国地图出版社). 1997. p. 300. ISBN 7-5031-1718-4.

[:9-4] Phillips, Tom (2017-02-21). "China orders hundreds of thousands of private cars to have GPS trackers installed for monitoring". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2019-12-05.

[5] 3-7 各地、州、市、县(市)分民族人口数 [3-7 Population by Nationality by Prefecture, State, City and County (City)]. tjj.xinjiang.gov.cn (in Chinese). Statistical Bureau of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. 2020-06-10. Archived from the original on 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2021-06-11.

[6] Atwood, Christopher (2004). Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol Empire. Facts on File. p. 39.

[bovingdon-7] Gardner Bovingdon (2010). "Chapter 2 - Heteronomy and Its Discontents". The Uyghurs - strangers in their own land. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-14758-3.

[8] Bovingdon, Gardner (2010). "Note 9 (Chapter 2)". The Uyghurs - strangers in their own land. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-14758-3.

[2000_census-9] 2000年人口普查中国民族人口资料. Publishing House of Minority Nationalities. September 2003. ISBN 7-105-05425-5.

[2010_census-10] Stanley W. Toops (August 2012). Susan M. Walcott; Corey Johnson (eds.). Eurasian Corridors of Interconnection: From the South China to the Caspian Sea. Routledge. pp. 65–66. ISBN 978-1135078751.

[estimate-11] 3-7 各地、州、市、县(市)分民族人口数 (in Chinese (China)). Xinjiang Bureau of Statistics. 15 March 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

[official-12] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h The official spelling according to 中国地名录. Beijing: SinoMaps Press (中国地图出版社). 1997. ISBN 7-5031-1718-4.

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