The total area of Kashgar is 1.056.8 square kilometers, and the total resident population in 2022 is 7 1. 1.3 million. Jurisdiction over 8 streets, 2 towns and 9 townships. Kashgar, which belongs to Kashgar region of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is located in the southwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the western edge of Tarim Basin. It is the westernmost border city of China.
There are Han, Mongolian, Hui, Tibetan, Uygur, Miao, Yi, Zhuang, Yao, Kazak, Mulao, Tajik, Uzbek, Russian, Tatar, etc. 15 ethnic groups in Kashgar.
Uighurs are dominant, with a population of 278,500 Han nationality, accounting for 6.01%of the total population; The Uighur population is 4,289,200, accounting for 92.56% of the total population; The Tajik population is 43,600, accounting for 0.94% of the total population; The population of other ethnic groups is 22,400, accounting for 0.48% of the total population.
The geographical environment of Kashgar:
Kashgar is located at 73 20 ′ ~ 79 57 ′ east longitude and 35 20 ′ ~ 40 ′ north latitude18 ′. Located in the southwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, at the northeast foot of Pamirs Plateau, at the west edge of Tarim Basin and in the middle reaches of Qizil. Distance from Urumqi 1473 km. With a total area of1056.8km2, it borders Shufu County in the east and west, Atushi in Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture in the north and Shule County across the Kizilsu River in the south.
Kashgar is high in the north and low in the south, with the highest elevation1502m, the lowest elevation1264m and the average elevation1289.5m.. Kashgar has a continental arid climate in warm temperate zone, with four distinct seasons, no heat in summer, no cold in winter, long summer and short winter, long sunshine time and little precipitation. The annual average temperature in Kashgar is 1 1.7℃, with the highest 1956 13. 1℃ and the lowest 1974 10.5℃. The average annual precipitation in Kashgar is 6 1.5mm, the maximum is 1974, reaching 146.2mm, and the minimum is 1979, only17.3mm. ..
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Kashgar City