Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture

Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture
Autonomous prefecture
Chinese transcription(s)
• Hanzi	昌吉回族自治州
• Pinyin	Chāngjí Huízú Zìzhìzhōu
• Xiao'erjing	چَانْ‌ݣِ خُوِزُوْ زِجِ‌جِوْ
Uyghur transcription(s)
• Arabic alphabet	سانجى خۇيزۇ ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى
• SASM/GNC	Sanji Huyzu Aptonom Oblasti
Fukang City in the prefecture
Changji Prefecture (red) in Xinjiang (orange)
Country	People's Republic of China
Autonomous region	Xinjiang
Prefectural seat	Changji
Area
• Total	73,485 km2 (28,373 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,613,585
• Density	21.958/km2 (56.871/sq mi)
GDP
• Total	CN¥ 250.9 billion US$ 35.2 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 154,571 US$ 21,704
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 code	CN-XJ-23

Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture
Chinese name
Chinese	昌吉回族自治州
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chāngjí Huízú Zìzhìzhōu Wade–Giles Chʻang¹-chi² Hui²-tsu² Tzŭ⁴-chih⁴-chou¹ other Mandarin Xiao'erjing چَانْ‌ݣِ خُوِزُوْ زِجِ‌جِوْ
Uyghur name
Uyghur	سانجى خۇيزۇ ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى‎
Transcriptions Latin Yëziqi Sanji Xuyzu Aptonom Oblasti Yengi Yeziⱪ Sanji Huyzu Aptonom Oblasti SASM/GNC Sanji Huyzu Aptonom Oblasti Siril Yëziqi Санҗи Хуизу Аптоном Области

Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: 昌吉回族自治州; Uyghur: سانجى خۇيزۇ ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى) is an autonomous prefecture for Hui people in the mid-north of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Western China. The prefecture has an area of 77,129 km² (29,780 sq mi) and its seat is Changji City.

To the south lies the snow-capped Tianshan Mountains throughout the year, with extensive forests and pastures at the mountain foot; the northern region consists of vast grasslands in the Junggar Basin. The population of Changji Prefecture is ethnically diverse, with Han Chinese making up approximately 75%, Hui people around 10%, and Kazakh people about 9% of the total population.