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Altay
Xinjiangcity
Altay
Total population
221,454
Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics of China. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Altay 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.
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here




People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Xinjiang
- Lasti3.3 mi away · pop. 4,269
- Aweitan7.9 mi away · pop. 9,622
- Shemirshek8 mi away · pop. 12,949
- Qizil Tash8.2 mi away · pop. 11,589
- Xandighati12.3 mi away · pop. 3,578
- XPCC 181st Regiment24.1 mi away · pop. 10,862
- Shirikshiy32.9 mi away · pop. 5,064
- Sarxolsun37.2 mi away · pop. 5,189
- Haichuan42.4 mi away · pop. 6,453
- Egiztobe52.2 mi away · pop. 4,960
- Oymak53 mi away · pop. 15,187
- Kokaghash59.5 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Altay
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library