Kashgar Prefecture

Summary

Kashgar Prefecture is a prefecture^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of prefecture entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (299 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 image is recorded as Shi Tou Cheng.JPG^[5].
• Kashgar Prefecture's instance of is recorded as prefecture^[6].
• Kashgar Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kashgar^[7].
• Kashgar Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Shufu County^[8].
• Kashgar Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Shule County^[9].
• Kashgar Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yengisar County^[10].
• Kashgar Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Poskam County^[11].
• Kashgar Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yarkant County^[12].
• Kashgar Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kargilik County^[13].
• Kashgar Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Makit County^[14].
• Kashgar Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yopurga County^[15].
• Kashgar Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Payzawat County^[16].
• Kashgar Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Maralbexi County^[17].
• Kashgar Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County^[18].
• Kashgar Prefecture's locator map image is recorded as China Xinjiang Kashgar.svg^[19].
• Kashgar Prefecture's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr2003007977^[20].
• Kashgar Prefecture's postal code is recorded as 844000^[21].
• Kashgar Prefecture's Commons category is recorded as Kashgar Prefecture^[22].
• Kashgar Prefecture's licence plate code is recorded as 新Q^[23].
• Kashgar Prefecture's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 2748436^[24].
• Kashgar Prefecture's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+08:00^[25].
• Kashgar Prefecture's China division code for Statistics is recorded as 65 31^[26].
• Kashgar Prefecture's local dialing code is recorded as 998^[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's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+111398.39'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3762689'}^[29], {'amount': '+3405713'}^[30], {'amount': '+3979321'}^[31], and {'amount': '+4496377'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Kashgar Prefecture's instance of is recorded as prefecture^[6].

History and Context

+1971-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kashgar Prefecture^[33].

Why It Matters

Kashgar Prefecture ranks in the top 9% of prefecture entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (299 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]