Kashgar Prefecture

Summary

Kashgar Prefecture is a prefecture^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of prefecture entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (894 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kashgar Prefecture is located in Xinjiang^[3].
• Kashgar Prefecture is in the country of People's Republic of China^[4].
• Kashgar Prefecture's instance of is recorded as prefecture^[5].
• Kashgar Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kashgar^[6].
• Kashgar Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Shufu County^[7].
• Kashgar Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Shule County^[8].
• Kashgar Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yengisar County^[9].
• Kashgar Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Poskam County^[10].
• Kashgar Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yarkant County^[11].
• Kashgar Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kargilik County^[12].
• Kashgar Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Makit County^[13].
• Kashgar Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yopurga County^[14].
• Kashgar Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Payzawat County^[15].
• Kashgar Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Maralbexi County^[16].
• Kashgar Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County^[17].
• Kashgar Prefecture's postal code is recorded as 844000^[18].
• Kashgar Prefecture's Commons category is recorded as Kashgar Prefecture^[19].
• Kashgar Prefecture's licence plate code is recorded as 新Q^[20].
• Kashgar Prefecture's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+08:00^[21].
• Kashgar Prefecture's local dialing code is recorded as 998^[22].
• January 1, 1971 marks the founding of Kashgar Prefecture^[23].
• Kashgar Prefecture's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.46556, 'lon': 75.99206}^[24].
• Kashgar Prefecture's official website is recorded as http://www.kashi.gov.cn/^[25].
• Kashgar Prefecture's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kashgar Prefecture^[26].
• Kashgar Prefecture has a population of {'amount': '+3762689'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Kashgar Prefecture is in the country of People's Republic of China^[4]. It is located in Xinjiang^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Kashgar Prefecture covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+111398.39'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3762689'}^[27], {'amount': '+3405713'}^[29], {'amount': '+3979321'}^[30], and {'amount': '+4496377'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Kashgar Prefecture's instance of is recorded as prefecture^[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1971 marks the founding of Kashgar Prefecture^[23].

Why It Matters

Kashgar Prefecture ranks in the top 9% of prefecture entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (894 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]