Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture

Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 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.

Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture
Name transcription(s)
  Chinese巴音郭楞蒙古自治州
  Uyghurبايىنغولىن موڭغۇل ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى
  Mongolianᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠭᠣᠣᠯ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠵᠧᠦ
Bayanbulak grassland in Hejing County
Bayingolin (red) in Xinjiang (orange)
Coordinates: 42°N 86°E
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Prefectural seatKorla
Area
  Total471,480.28 km2 (182,039.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total1,509,233
  Density3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi)
GDP
  TotalCN¥ 152.0 billion
US$ 22.6 billion
  Per capitaCN¥ 100,143
US$ 14,889
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 codeCN-XJ-28
Websitewww.xjbz.gov.cn
Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture
Chinese name
Chinese巴音郭楞蒙古自治州
Abbreviation
Chinese巴音郭楞 / 巴州
Literal meaningBayingolin Prefecture
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicБаянгол - Монголын өөртөө засах жуу
Mongolian scriptᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠭᠣᠣᠯ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠵᠧᠦ
Uyghur name
Uyghurبايىنغولىن موڭغۇل ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى
Bayingolin
Chinese name
Chinese巴音郭楞
Literal meaningrich river (from Mongolian)
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicБаянгол
Mongolian scriptᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠭᠣᠣᠯ
Uyghur name
Uyghurبايىنغولىن
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