How many cities and counties are there in Yili Prefecture?

Yili Prefecture has 3 cities and 8 counties.

Yili is a popular tourist destination in Xinjiang, with beautiful scenery, and is known as the south of the Great Wall and the hometown of melons and fruits. There is relatively abundant rain and humid climate here, and the vegetation coverage rate of grasslands and forests reaches 67%. Yili Prefecture governs 3 cities and 8 counties. They are Yining City, Kuitun City, Horgos City, Yining County, Huocheng County, Gong Liu County, xinyuan county County, Zhaosu County, Tex County, Nilek County and Chabuchar Xibo Autonomous County.

Yili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture is located in the northwest of Xinjiang, between 80 09' 42 "east longitude and 9101'45" north latitude and 4014'16 "north latitude. The northeast of the Autonomous Prefecture is Altay region, which is located in the south of Altay Mountain and the upper reaches of Irtysh River. The central part is Tacheng area, which is located between the central part of Junggar basin and the north-south edge. Southwest is a county (city) directly under the state, located in the upper reaches of Yili River.

Climate of Yili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture

Yili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture has a temperate continental climate, which is obviously cool in the north and hot in the south. The mountainous area is rainy and humid, and the plain is dry and rainy. The extreme maximum temperature is 42.8℃, the extreme minimum temperature is -5 1℃, the coldest is 1℃, and the hottest is July. There is a great difference between north and south. Eight counties and two cities directly under the jurisdiction of Yili Prefecture have temperate continental climate and extremely cold climate, and the climate is humid and mild, with annual average temperature 10.5℃, annual sunshine of 2748. 1 hour and frost-free period 149 days.

Tacheng area belongs to the arid and semi-arid climate zone in the middle temperate zone, with hot summer and cold winter in the plain and warm summer in the mountainous area. The annual average temperature is 9℃, the annual sunshine is 2870.4 hours, and the frost-free period is 158 days. Altay region is a typical continental cold climate in the northern temperate zone, with an annual average temperature of 6.3℃, annual sunshine of 3037.9 hours and frost-free period 139 days.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture