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Where is Xinjiang Ili map

Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, referred to as Yili Prefecture or Yili, is located in the Ili Valley in the north of the Tianshan Mountains in the west of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It was established in 1954 and is the only prefecture-level and county-level administrative region in the country. It is an autonomous prefecture and the only sub-provincial autonomous prefecture in the country. Ili Prefecture borders the Eurasian country Kazakhstan to the west, and Horgos Port, China's largest land trade port, is located in the west of the prefecture. The territory is home to Yili Normal University, the 4th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th Agricultural Divisions of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, as well as a number of central government departments such as the Xinjiang Mining and Metallurgical Bureau, the Tianxi Forestry Bureau, the Ashan Forestry Bureau, the Xinjiang Cigarette Factory, and the Axi Gold Mine. and units directly under the autonomous region. Yili is known as "Jiangnan beyond the Great Wall", "Central Asian Wet Island" and "Flower City". Yining City is the capital of Yili Prefecture. The prefecture has a total area of ??350,000 square kilometers. It is called the Central Asian Wet Island or Jiangnan beyond the Great Wall because of its abundant rainfall. At the end of 2013, the total population was 4.408 million, with 47 ethnic groups including Kazakhs, Hans, Uyghurs, Hui, Mongolians, and Xibes. Among them, Kazakhs accounted for 25.5% (1.12 million), Hans accounted for 45.2%, and Uyghurs accounted for 45.2%. Accounting for 15.9%, the Hui people account for 8.3%, the Mongolian people account for 1.69%, and the Xibo people account for 0.83%. In 2012, it was selected into the "Top 200 Charming Cities with Chinese Characteristics in 2012".