Beitun, Xinjiang

Beitun is a city in the north of Xinjiang, China. Administratively, it is a county-level city under the direct administration of the regional government, though it is geographically located in Altay Prefecture.

Beitun
北屯市 (Chinese)
بەيتۈن شەھىرى (Uyghur)
بەيتۇن قالاسى (Kazakh)
Beitun
Beitun
Location in Xinjiang
Beitun
Beitun (Xinjiang)
Beitun
Beitun (China)
Coordinates: 47°21′30″N 87°49′05″E
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Municipal seatBeitun Town, Altay City
Government
  CCP SecretaryWang Shengping (Political Commissar of the 10th Division)
  MayorWu Chunyun (Commander of the 10th Division)
Area
  Total910.5 km2 (351.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total20,414
  Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.bts.gov.cn
Beitun, Xinjiang
Chinese name
Chinese北屯
Uyghur name
Uyghurبەيتۈن

Beitun is the headquarter of the 10th Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and currently administered by the 10th Division. Aral implemented the "division and city integration" (师市合一, shī shì héyī) management system, it shares the same leader group with the 10th Division.

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