Chinese Name: 巴音郭楞蒙古族自治州 (bā yīn guō lèng méng gǔ zú zì zhì zhōu)
Population: 1,280,600
Area: 471,500 square kilometers (182,047 square miles)
Location: in the southeast of Xinjiang, northwest China
Administrative Division: 7 counties: Bugur (Luntai), Lopnur (Yuli), Qarkilik (Ruoqiang), Qarqan (Qiemo), Hejing, Hoxud (Heshuo), Bagrax (Bohu); 1 autonomous county (Yanqi Hui Autonomous County); 1 county-level city (Korla)
Area Code: 0996
Zip Code: 841000
GDP (2018): CNY 102.75 billion (USD 15.53 billion)
Nationalities: Mongolian, Uygur, Han, Hui
Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture is situated in the southeast of Xinjiang, with neighboring provinces Gansu and Qinghai to the east. It is separated from Tibet by the Kunlun Mountains to the south. Within the Xinjiang Bayingolin Prefecture, it is bordered by Hotan to the west, and is in neighborhood of Ili, Changji, Urumqi, Turpan and Kumul with the Tianshan Mountains to the north acting as the boundary between Bayingolin and these regions.
Bayingolin is the largest prefecture-level administrative region in China as it occupies a quarter of the total area of Xinjiang. In the vast territory of Bayingolin, changeable natural landscapes are showcased from the rolling snow-capped mountains, deserts to the lakes, grasslands, Gobi, and populus euphratica forests. Visitors can also see a large number of elegant and beautiful wild swans in Bayanbulak Grassland in April, the largest mountain grassland in China.
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