Tacheng Prefecture

Tacheng Prefecture 塔城地区 (Chinese) تارباغاتاي ۋىلايىتى (Uyghur) تارباعاتاي ايماعى (Kazakh) Tarbagatay, Chuguchak, Qoqek
Prefecture
Usu in Tacheng Prefecture
Tacheng prefecture (red) in Ili prefecture (light red) and Xinjiang (orange)
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Xinjiang
Sub-provincial	Ili Prefecture
Area
• Total	98,824 km2 (38,156 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	992,444
• Density	10/km2 (26/sq mi)
GDP[1]
• Total	CN¥ 69.7 billion US$ 10.1 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 54,095 US$ 7,842
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 code	CN-XJ-42
Website	xjtc.gov.cn

Tacheng Prefecture (Chinese: 塔城地区; pinyin: Tǎchéng dìqū) is located in northern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. It has an area of 98,824 km² (38,156 sq mi) and a population of 992,444 (2020). It is a part of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. The prefecture level city of Karamay forms a separate enclave in the middle of Tacheng.