How many cities are there in northern Xinjiang … what are they? Who knows!

Northern Xinjiang is the north of Xinjiang. Tianshan Mountains divide Xinjiang into north and south, and the north of Tianshan Mountains is called northern Xinjiang. Including Urumqi, Altay, Tacheng, Changji, Yili and Bortala.

Xinjiang is located in the hinterland of Eurasia, with a land border of more than 5,600 kilometers, bordering Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Mongolia, India and Afghanistan. Historically, it was an important passage of the ancient Silk Road, and now it is the only place where the second "Eurasian Continental Bridge" passes, and its strategic position is very important.

There are 47 ethnic groups in Xinjiang, mainly inhabited by Han, Uygur, Kazak, Hui, Mongolia, Kirgiz, Xibe, Tajik, Uzbek, Manchu, Daur, tatar and Russian, and it is one of the five major minority autonomous regions in China.

By February, 20 16, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region had jurisdiction over 4 prefecture-level cities, 5 regions (note: 3 autonomous regions and 2 autonomous prefectures), 5 autonomous prefectures, 13 municipal districts, 22 county-level cities (note: 9 autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government), 62 counties and 6 autonomous counties.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Xinjiang