Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture
Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture in the southeastern Xinjiang, China. It borders Gansu to the east, Qinghai to the southeast and the Tibet Autonomous Region to the south. It is the largest Administrative divisions of the [People's Republic of China#Prefecture level|prefecture-level division] nationally, with an area of, which is even larger than its neighboring province of Gansu. The prefectural capital is Korla. Despite being designated an autonomous area for Mongols in China, only about four percent of Bayingolin's population is Mongol.
History
In a 2017 announcement from officials in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, it was proclaimed that "there is a severe threat from international terrorism, and cars have been used as a key means of transport for terrorists as well as constantly serving as weapons. It is therefore necessary to monitor and track all vehicles in the prefecture."Demographics
As of the 2020 census, Bayingolin had 1,509,233 inhabitants, 53.3% of whom were Han Chinese, 36.4% Uyghur, 5.3% Hui and 4.0% Mongol.When Bayingolin was established in 1954, Mongols comprised 35 per cent of the prefecture's population. However, due to migration from elsewhere in China, the Han population increased from 1,682 in 1947 to over 660,000 by 2004.