Tacheng Prefecture

Tacheng Prefecture is located in northern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. It has an area of 98,824 km2 and a population of 992,444 (2020). It is a part of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. The prefecture level city of Karamay forms a separate enclave in the middle of Tacheng.

Subdivisions
Tacheng prefecture is divided into 3 county level cities, 3 counties, and 1 autonomous county.

Geography
See Emin Valley, Tarbagatai Mountains, Saur Mountains, Gurbantünggüt Desert.

Secretary

 * 1) Li Fengzi  -1991.05
 * 2) Li Guimao 1991.06-1994.07
 * 3) Wu Qilin 1994.07-2000.04
 * 4) Tang Dingbang 2000.04-2004.11
 * 5) Peng Jiarui 2004.11-2011.07
 * 6) Zhang Bo 2011.07-2015.01
 * 7) Xue Bin since 2017.03 (薛斌)

Governors

 * 1) Baspaı Sholaquly Баспай Шолақұлы  1945–1952
 * 2) Arystanbek (Арыстанбек) (阿尔斯坦别克) 1983.-1993.06
 * 3) Alpısbaý Raxımulı 1993.06-1997.01
 * 4) Qızaýjan Seýilqojaulı 1996.12-2003.01
 * 5) Tilepaldı Äbdiraşïd 2003.01-2008.01 zh:铁力瓦尔迪·阿不都热西提
 * 6) Mänen Zeýnelulı 2008.01-2012.04
 * 7) Aqanulı Sarqıt zh:沙尔合提·阿汗 2012.04-2016.06
 * 8) Muqïyat Jarmuqamet (木合亚提·加尔木哈买提)2016.06-present