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Tacheng Prefecture 塔城地区 • تارباعاتاي ايماعى • تارباغاتاي ۋىلايىتى (Chinese) • (Uyghur) • (Kazakh) |
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Usu in Tacheng Prefecture
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Tacheng prefecture (red) in Ili prefecture (light red) and Xinjiang (orange) |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| Sub-provincial | Ili Prefecture |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Website | xjtc |
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| Uyghur |
تارباغاتاي ۋىلايىتى
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تارباعاتاي ايماعى Tarbağatay aymağı Тарбағатай аймағы |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Tǎchéng Dìqū |
| Wade–Giles | T'a3-ch'eng2 Ti4-ch'ü1 |
| IPA | [tʰàʈʂʰə̌ŋ tîtɕʰý] |
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| Latin Yëziqi | Tarbaghatay wilayiti |
| Yengi Yeziⱪ | Tarbaƣatay wilayiti |
| SASM/GNC | Tarbagatai wilayiti |
| Siril Yëziqi | Тарбағатай вилайити |
| Uyghur IPA | [tarbaʁataj] |
Tacheng (Tarbagatay) Prefecture is located in northern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. It has an area of 98,824 km2 (38,156 sq mi) and a population of 892,397 (2000). It is a part of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. The prefecture level city of Karamay forms a separate enclave in the middle of Tacheng.
Tacheng prefecture is divided into 2 county level cities, 4 counties, and 1 autonomous county.
See Emin Valley, Tarbagatai Mountains, Saur Mountains, Gurbantünggüt Desert.
Coordinates: 45°49′59″N 84°49′59″E / 45.833°N 84.833°E