Tacheng Prefecture is located in the Northern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. It has an area of and a population of 935,600 (2017). It is a part of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. The prefecture level city of Karamay forms a separate enclave in the middle of Tacheng. Subdivisions Tacheng prefecture is divided into 3 county level cities, 3 counties, and 1 autonomous county. Geography See Emin Valley, Tarbagatai Mountains, Saur Mountains, Gurbantünggüt Desert. Heads Secretary Li Fengzi -1991.05 Li Guimao 1991.06-1994.07 Wu Qilin 1994.07-2000.04 Tang Dingbang 2000.04-2004.11 Peng Jiarui 2004.11-2011.07 Zhang Bo 2011.07-2015.01 Xue Bin since 2017.03 () Governors Baspaı Sholaquly Баспай Шолақұлы 1945–1952 Арыстанбек (阿尔斯坦别克) 1983.-1993.06 Alpısbaý Raxımulı 1993.06-1997.01 Qızaýjan Seýilqojaulı 1996.12-2003.01 Tilepaldı Äbdiraşïd 2003.01-2008.01 :zh:铁力瓦尔迪·阿不都热西提 Mänen Zeýnelulı 2008.01-2012.04 Aqanulı Sarqıt :zh:沙尔合提·阿汗 2012.04-2016.06 Muqııat Jarmuqamet ()2016.06-present References Prefecture-level divisions of Xinjiang