Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture


Bayingolin is an autonomous prefecture for Mongol people in the southeast of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Western China. It borders Gansu to the east, Qinghai to the southeast and the Tibet Autonomous Region to the south. It is the largest prefecture-level division nationally, with an area of, which is even larger than its neighboring province of Gansu. The prefectural capital is Korla.

History

In a 2017 announcement from officials in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, it was proclaimed that "there is a severe threat from international terrorism, and cars have been used as a key means of transport for terrorists as well as constantly serving as weapons. It is therefore necessary to monitor and track all vehicles in the prefecture."

Demographics

According to the 2000 census, Bayingolin has 1,056,970 inhabitants.
As of 2015, 826,063 of the 1,393,812 residents of the county were Han Chinese, 440,283 were Uyghur, 64,979 were Hui and 50,091 were Mongol.

Ethnic groups in Bayingolin

When Bayingolin was established in 1954, Mongols comprised 35% of the prefecture's population. Due to development needs and migration, the Han population increased from 1,682 in the region of Bayingolin in 1947 to over 660,000 in 2004.
;Population by ethnicity

Subdivisions

Bayin'gholin directly controls one county-level city, seven counties and one Hui autonomous county.

Notable persons