Where is Yili on the map?

Northwest, upper left corner.

According to Baidu Encyclopedia, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture is located in the northwest of Xinjiang, and Xinjiang is located in the northwest of China. In the upper left corner of the Chinese map, it is located at 80°09′42″~91°01′ east longitude. 45″, between 40°14′16″ and 49°10′45″ north latitude.

Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, an autonomous prefecture under the jurisdiction of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is a sub-provincial level organization. It is located in the Ili River Valley in the north of the Tianshan Mountains in the west of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It has a temperate continental climate and an alpine climate. It is the only autonomous prefecture in the country that governs both regions and counties. Yili Prefecture governs 11 county-level administrative districts (directly under the state's jurisdiction).