Chapchal

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Chapchal

Total population

157,764

Coordinates43.84°, 81.15°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics of China. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in northern Xinjiang. The only Xibe autonomous county of China, Qapqal borders Kazakhstan's Almaty Region to the west, has an area of 4,430 square kilometers and a population of 160,000 (2000).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

R

Ru Guang

Chinese archer

X

Xue Haifeng

Chinese archer

Tong Liya

Chinese actress

Z

Zhong Lu

Chinese writer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Xinjiang

• Nadaci Niru
  1.8 mi away
• Sunjaci Niru
  4 mi away
• Jakûci Niru
  5.7 mi away
• Yining
  7.8 mi away · pop. 571,000
• Kokdala
  9.8 mi away · pop. 69,524
• Xudiyaryüzi
  14.2 mi away
• Duici Niru
  14.7 mi away
• Aisin Sheri
  17.7 mi away
• Jahûstai
  18.2 mi away
• Turpanyüzi
  19.7 mi away
• Qarayaghach
  20.9 mi away
• Sadiqyüzi
  21.2 mi away

Browse all places in Xinjiang →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Seen 2026-09-14

Kirghiz pheasant

Phasianus colchicus mongolicus

Seen 2026-09-14

Butterfly bush

Buddleja davidii

Seen 2026-09-06

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Seen 2026-07-23

Eurasian Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Seen 2026-07-23

White-winged Woodpecker

Dendrocopos leucopterus

Seen 2026-07-23

Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Seen 2026-07-23

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

Seen 2026-07-23

Tessellated Water Snake

Natrix tessellata

Seen 2026-07-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).