Changji

Basic data
Greater Region:	Northwest China
Autonomous area :	Xinjiang
Status:	Autonomous District
Residents :	1,598,000 (2016)
Area :	73,660.41 km²

The Changji Autonomous District of the Hui nationality ( Chinese 昌吉回族自治州 , Pinyin Chāngjí Huízú Zìzhìzhōu ; Uighur سانجى خۇيزۇ ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى / Sanji Huyzu Aptonom Oblasti ) is located in the north-central part of the Uyghur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang in the People's Republic of China . Its capital is Changji ( 昌吉市 ). The autonomous district has an area of 73,660.41 km² and around 1.60 million inhabitants (end of 2016).

Administrative structure

At the county level, Changji consists of two independent cities, four counties and one autonomous county. These are:

City of Changji (昌吉市 Chāngjí Shì), 7,981.13 km², 390,000 inhabitants, district capital;
City of Fukang (阜康市 Fùkāng Shì), 8844.85 km², 160,000 inhabitants;
Hutubi district (呼图壁县 Hūtúbì Xiàn), 9518.45 km², 210,000 inhabitants, main town: Hutubi municipality (呼图壁镇);
Manas district (玛纳斯县 Mǎnàsī Xiàn), 9154.48 km², 170,000 inhabitants, main town: Manas municipality (玛纳斯镇);
Qitai district (奇台县 Qítái Xiàn), 16,709.36 km², 230,000 inhabitants, capital: Greater Qitai municipality (奇台镇);
Jimsar district (吉木萨尔县 Jímùsà'ěr Xiàn), 8169.86 km², 130,000 inhabitants, main town: Jimsar municipality (吉木萨尔镇);
Kazakh Autonomous District Mori (木垒哈萨克自治县 Mùlěi Hāsàkè Zìzhìxiàn), 17,700 km², 90,000 inhabitants, main town: Mori municipality (木垒镇).

Ethnic breakdown of the population (2000)

In the 2000 census, Changji had 1,503,097 inhabitants (population density: 19.49 inh / km²).

Name of the people	Residents	proportion of
Han	1,129,384	75.14%
Hui	173,563	11.55%
Kazakhs	119,942	7.98%
Uighurs	58,984	3.92%
Mongols	6,062	0.4%
Dongxiang	2,908	0.19%
Manchu	2,828	0.19%
Uzbeks	2,189	0.15%
Others	7,237	0.48%

Changji

Administrative structure

Ethnic breakdown of the population (2000)

See also