Altay Prefecture is located in the Northern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. It has an area of and a population of 561,667 (2000). It is a part of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. At the 2000 census, Altay was the only major subdivision of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture with an ethnic Kazakh majority (about 51%). In 2007, it had a GDP of RMB 9.9 billion with a 12% growth rate. It also shares an international border with the neighboring Altai Republic, located within Russia. Subdivisions The prefecture is divided into 1 county-level city and 6 counties. Demographics Administration Secretary of the Party Committee Zhang Yan Mar.2017- Administrative Commissioner Mawken Seyitqamzaüli 2003 - 2007 Aitzhanuly Sabir Talgat Usen :zh:塔里哈提·吾逊 2012? — 1 April 2017 Qadan Käbenuly 1 April 2017 — April 2021 Jaynes Hades Aydyn Toleukhanuly References Prefecture-level divisions of Xinjiang