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'Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture' (Chinese:克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州, Pinyin: ''Kèzīlèsū Kē'ěrkèzī Zìzhìzhōu'', Kyrgyz: 'كىزىلسۋ كىزگىز اۆتونومييالى وبلاستى' / ''Кызылсу Кыргыз aвтономиялы oбласты'', Uyghur:
قىزىلسۇ قىرغىز ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى) is an autonomous prefecture of the People's Republic of China. It is located in the western part of Xinjiang. The prefecture has an area of 69.112 km² and its capital is Artux. ''Kizilsu'' in the Kyrgyz language means "red water".

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Demographics

Ethnic groups in Kizilsu, 2000 census

Subdivisions

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

★ County-level City: Artux (''Ātúshí'' 阿图什)

★ Counties: Akto (''Ākètáo'' 阿克陶), Akqi (''Āhéqí'' 阿合奇), Ulugqat (''Wūqiàqí'' 乌恰奇)

Demographics

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

Ethnic groups in Kizilsu, 2000 census

Nationality	Population	Percentage
Uyghur	281,306	63.98%
Kyrgyz	124,533	28.32%
Han	28,197	6.41%
Tajik	4,662	1.06%
Hui	432	0.1%
Others	558	0.13%