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'Turfan Prefecture' (simplified Chinese: 吐鲁番地区; pinyin: Tulufán Dìqū; Uyghur: تۇرپان ۋىلايىتى) is located in eastern Xinjiang, China. It has an area of 69,324 km² and a population of 570,000 (2003).

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Demographics

According to the 2000 Census, of its inhabitants, 70.01% are Uyghur, 23.3% are Han, 6.38% are Hui, with the remainder belonging to other nationalities.

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Turfan Prefecture directly controls 1 county-level city and 2 counties.

★ County-level City: Turfan city,

★ County: Piqan County (鄯善县), Toksun County (托克逊县)