Altay Prefecture is located in Northern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. It has an area of and a population of 561,667 (2000). It is a part of the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. As of the 2000 census, Altay was the only major subdivision of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture with an ethnic Kazakh majority (about 51%). In 2007, it had a GDP of RMB 9.9 billion with a 12% growth rate. It also shares an international border with the neighboring Altai Republic, located within Russia.
Subdivisions
The prefecture is divided into one county-level city and two counties.
Demographics
Administration
Secretary of the Party Committee
Zhang Yan
Mar.2017-
Administrative Commissioner
Mawken Seyitqamzaüli 2003 - 2007
Aitzhanuly Sabir
Talgat Usen :zh:塔里哈提·吾逊 2012? — 1 April 2017
Qadan Käbenuly 1 April 2017 — April 2021
Jaynes Hades 2021 - ? Aydyn Toleukhanuly