| Altay | |
| Native Name: | |
| Settlement Type: | County-level city |
| Pushpin Map: | China Xinjiang Northern#Xinjiang#China |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the city center in Xinjiang |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Altay City government |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Xinjiang |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Altay |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Seat: | Tuanjie Road Subdistrict |
| Area Total Km2: | 11,400 |
| Elevation M: | 887 |
| Population Total: | 221,454 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 114995 |
| Population Urban Footnotes: | (2016) |
| Population Rural: | 83945 |
| Population Rural Footnotes: | (2016) |
| Timezone1: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset1: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 836500 |
| Area Code: | 0906 |
| Blank Name: | GDP (Nominal) |
| Blank Info: | 2016[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | - Total |
| Blank1 Info: | ¥6.483 billion US$1.007 billion |
| Blank2 Name: | - per capita |
| Blank2 Info: | ¥32.574 US$5.060 |
| C: | 阿勒泰 |
| P: | Ālètài |
| C2: | 承化寺 |
| P2: | Chénghuà Sì |
| Zh-Dungan: | Аләтэ (Aləte, اَلْتَىْ) |
| Uig: | ئالتاي |
| Uly: | Altay |
| Uyy: | Altay |
| Sgs: | Altay |
| Usy: | Алтай |
| Monr: | altai ꭓota |
| Mon: | Алтай хот |
| Lang1: | Kazakh |
| Lang1 Content: | Kazakh: التاي قالاسى Kazakh: Алтай қаласы |
| Order: | st |
Altay or Aletai is a county-level city in Altay Prefecture within Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, in far Northern Xinjiang, China. The city centre is located on the banks of Kelan River.
Altay City is divided into four subdistricts, five towns, five townships, and one ethnic township.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Kazakh Arabic | Kazakh Cyrillic | Kazakh Latin | Administrative division code | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subdistricts | |||||||||
| Jinshan Road Subdistrict (Altin Taw Road Subdistrict) | Chinese: 金山路街道 | Uighur; Uyghur: ئالتۇنتاغ يولى كوچا باشقارمىسى | Kazakh: التىن تاۋ جولى ءمالى باسقارماسى | Kazakh: Алтын Тау жолы мәлі басқармасы | Alty Tau joly mälı basqarmasy | 654301001 | |||
| Jiefang Road Subdistrict (Azad Road Subdistrict) | Chinese: 解放路街道 | Uighur; Uyghur: ئازاد يولى كوچا باشقارمىسى | Kazakh: ازات جولى ءمالى باسقارماسى | Kazakh: Азат жолы мәлі басқармасы | Azat joly mälı basqarmasy | 654301002 | |||
| Tuanjie Road Subdistrict (Ittipaq Road Subdistrict) (Intimaq Road Subdistrict) | Chinese: 团结路街道 | Uighur; Uyghur: ئىتتىپاق يولى كوچا باشقارمىسى | Kazakh: ىنتىماق جولى ءمالى باسقارماسى | Kazakh: Ынтымақ жолы мәлі басқармасы | Yntymaq joly mälı basqarmasy | 654301003 | |||
| Qiaxiu Road Subdistrict | Chinese: 恰秀路街道 | Uighur; Uyghur: چاشيۇ يولى كوچا باشقارمىسى | Kazakh: شاشۋ جولى ءمالى باسقارماسى | Kazakh: Шашу жолы мәлі басқармасы | Şaşu joly mälı basqarmasy | 654301004 | |||
| Towns | |||||||||
| Beitun Town | Chinese: 北屯镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: بېيتۈن بازىرى | Kazakh: بەيتۇن قالاشىعى | Kazakh: Бейтұң қалашығы | Beitūñ qalaşyğy | 654301100 | |||
| Aweitan Town | Chinese: 阿苇滩镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: ئاۋىيتان بازىرى | Kazakh: ءابيتان قالاشىعى | Kazakh: Әбитән қалашығы | Äbitän qalaşyğy | 654301101 | |||
| Qizil Tash Town (Hongdun Town) | Chinese: 红墩镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: قىزىل تاش بازىرى | Kazakh: قىزىلتاس قالاشىعى | Kazakh: Қызылтас қалашығы | Qyzyltas qalaşyğy | 654301102 | |||
| Shemirshek Town | Chinese: 切木尔切克镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: شەمىرشەك بازىرى (Uighur; Uyghur: چېمىرچەك بازىرى) | Kazakh: شەمىرشەك قالاشىعى | Kazakh: Шеміршек қалашығы | Şemırşek qalaşyğy | 654301103 | |||
| Alaqaq Town | Chinese: 阿拉哈克镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: ئالاقاق بازىرى | Kazakh: الاعاق قالاشىعى | Kazakh: Алағақ қалашығы | Alağaq qalaşyğy | 654301104 | |||
| Townships | |||||||||
| Lasti Township | Chinese: 拉斯特乡 | Uighur; Uyghur: لاستى يېزىسى | Kazakh: لاستى اۋىلى | Kazakh: Ласты ауылы | Lasty auyly | 654301203 | |||
| Qarashilik Township | Chinese: 喀拉希力克乡 | Uighur; Uyghur: قارا شىلىك يېزىسى | Kazakh: قارا شىلىك اۋىلى | Kazakh: Қара шілік ауылы | Qara şılık auyly | 654301204 | |||
| Sarxolsun Township | Chinese: 萨尔胡松乡 | Uighur; Uyghur: سارخولسۇن يېزىسى | Kazakh: سارعۋسىن اۋىلى | Kazakh: Сарғусын ауылы | Sarğusyn auyly | 654301205 | |||
| Balbaghay Township | Chinese: 巴里巴盖乡 | Uighur; Uyghur: بالباغاي يېزىسى | Kazakh: بالباعاي اۋىلى | Kazakh: Балбағай ауылы | Balbaşaiauyly | 654301206 | |||
| Shirikshiy Township | Chinese: 切尔克齐乡 | Uighur; Uyghur: چېرىكچى يېزىسى | Kazakh: شىرىكشي اۋىلى | Kazakh: Шірікши ауылы | Şırıkşi auyly | 654301207 | |||
| Ethnic Township | |||||||||
| Xandighati Mongol Ethnic Township | Chinese: 汗德尕特蒙古族乡 | Uighur; Uyghur: خاندىغاتى موڭغۇل يېزىسى | Kazakh: حاندىعاتى موڭعۇل ۇلتتىق اۋىلى | Kazakh: Хандығаты Моңғұл Ұлттық ауылы | Handyğaty Moñğūl Ūlttyq auyly | 654301202 | (Mongolian) Mongolian: Хандгайт монгол үндэстэний шиян | ||
Others
Altay has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with an annual precipitation total of only 213mm. Winters are long, bitterly cold and dry, with a January 24-hour average of -15.3°C; however, the presence of the Altay Mountains to the north helps moderate the severity of winter cold as compared to locations further to the east. Spring and autumn are short but mild. Summers are very warm, but dry, with a July 24-hour average of 21.7°C. The annual mean is 4.75°C. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 50% in December to 74% in August and September, sunshine is abundant and the city receives 2,993 hours of bright sunshine annually.
From Ürümqi (capital of Xinjiang Province) to Altay, it takes about one hour by plane, nine hours by day bus, 12 hours by night bus and about 9.5 hours by train.
Like other cities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, there are many minorities in Altay, in particular Uyghurs and Kazakhs.
The Dundbulag rock carvings (Chinese: 敦德布拉克岩画) in the Xandighati Mongol Ethnic Township (A.K.A. Handagaitu, Handgait; tyv. Handagaity; uyg. Handigati; cmn. Handegate) under this city is a very early evidence of skiing. The term Mongol here partially refers to ethnic Tuvans of the Mongol nation under Chinese designation.
In schools, students are taught mainly in Chinese (Mandarin) and there are courses for Uyghur and Kazakh languages.
The most important tourist site is Kanas Lake where there is a legend of a large creature.