Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture


Kizilsu is an autonomous prefecture of Kyrgyz people in the west of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, bordering with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The prefecture has an area of and its capital is Artux. Kizilsu in the Kyrgyz language means “red water”.

Subdivisions

Kizilsu directly controls 1 county-level city and 3 counties.

Demographics

According to the 2000 census, Kizilsu has 439,688 inhabitants with a population density of 6.36 inhabitants per km2.
;Population by ethnicity

Head

First secretary