Tacheng Prefecture
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| Tacheng Prefecture | |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
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| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Uighur name | |
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| kona yezik̡ (Perso-Arabic script): | تارباغاتاي ۋىلايىتى |
| yengi yezik̡ (Latin alphabet): | Tarbaƣatay wilayiti |
| Cyrillic alphabet: | Тарбаƣатай |
| official PRC transcription: | Tarbagatai |
| pronunciation in IPA: | [tarbaʁataj] |
| Chinese name | |
| simplified characters: | 塔城地区 |
| Pinyin: | Tǎchéng Dìqū |
Tacheng Prefecture is located in northern Xinjiang, China. It has an area of 98,824 km² and a population of 892,397 (2000). It is a part of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. The prefecture level city of Karamay forms a separate enclave in the middle of Tacheng.
[edit] Subdivisions
Tacheng prefecture is divided into 2 county level cities, 4 counties, and 1 autonomous county.
- County-level City: Tacheng city, Wusu
- County: Qagantokay County (Yumin County 裕民县), Dorbiljin County (Emin County, 额敏县), Shawan County, (沙湾县), Toli County (托里县)
- Autonomous County: Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County (和布克赛尔蒙古自治县)
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Coordinates: 45°49′59″N 84°49′59″E / 45.833°N 84.833°E
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