Altay Prefecture

Altay Prefecture is located in Northern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. It has an area of 118,015 km2 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.

Altay is considered the birthplace of skiing, based on 10,000 to 30,000 year old cave paintings depicting skiers.

Subdivisions
The prefecture is divided into one county-level city and six counties.

Administration
Secretary of the Party Committee
 * Zhang Yan
 * Mar.2017–

Administrative Commissioner
 * 1) Mawken Seyitqamzaüli 2003 – 2007
 * 2) Aitzhanuly Sabir
 * 3) Talgat Usen zh:塔里哈提·吾逊 2012? — 1 April 2017
 * 4) Qadan Käbenuly 1 April 2017 — April 2021
 * 5) Zhenis Khadis 2021 – ?
 * 6) Aydyn Toleukhanuly