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 slopes of Kelan River. Administrative divisions Subdistricts () Jinshan (Altin Taw) Road Subdistrict (, جىنشەن يولى كوچا باشقارمىسى, التىن تاۋ جولى كوشە ءىس باسقارماسى) Jiefang (Azad) Road Subdistrict (, ئازاد يولى كوچا باشقارمىسى, ازات جولى كوشە ءىس باسقارماسى) Tuanjie (Intimaq/Ittipaq) Road Subdistrict (, ئىتتىپاق يولى كوچا باشقارمىسى, ىنتىماق جولى كوشە ءىس باسقارماسى) Qiaxiu Road Subdistrict (, شاشۋ جولى كوشە ءىس باسقارماسى) Town () Aweitan (, ئاۋىيتان بازىرى, ءابيتان قالاشىعى) Hongdun (, خۇڭدۆڭ بازىرى, حۇڭدۇن قالاشىعى) Township () Qimuerqieke Township (, شەمىرشەك يېزىسى, شەمىرشەك اۋىلى) Alaqaq (Alahake) Township (, ئالاقاق يېزىسى, الاقاق اۋىلى) Lasti Township (, لاستى يېزىسى, لاستى اۋىلى) Kalaxilike Township ( / قاراشىلىك يېزىسى) Sa'erhusong Township (, سارخۇلسۇن يېزىسى, سارعۋسىن اۋىلى) Balbaghay Township (, بالباغاي يېزىسى, بالباعاي اۋىلى) Qie'erkeqi (Shirikshi) Township (, شىرىكشىي يېزىسى, شىرىكشى اۋىلى) Ethnic Township Xandighati Mongol Ethnic Township (, خاندىغاتى موڭغۇل يېزىسى‎, حاندىعاتى موڭعۇل اۋىلى, ) Others Kalagashi Ranch () Aketumusike Ranch () XPCC No. 181 (, 181-تۇەن مەيدانى) XPCC No. 189 () Climate Altay has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with an annual precipitation total of only . Winters are long, bitterly cold and dry, with a January 24-hour average of ; however, the presence of the Altay Mountains to the north helps moderate the severity of winter cold as compared to locations further to the east. Spring and autumn are short but mild. Summers are very warm, but dry, with a July 24-hour average of . The annual mean is . With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 50% in December to 74% in August and September, sunshine is abundant and the city receives 2,993 hours of bright sunshine annually. Demographics Transport China National Highway 216 China National Highway 217 Altay Xuedu Airport Train until Beitun city which is about one hour by car from Altay City. From Ürümqi (capital of Xinjiang Province) to Altay, it takes about one hour by plane, 9 hours by day bus, 12 hours by night bus and about 14 hours by train (towards Beitun City). Culture Like other cities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, there are many minorities in Altay, in particular Uyghurs and Kazakhs. The Dundbulag rock carvings () in the Xandighati Mongol Ethnic Township (A.K.A. Handagaitu, Handgait; tyv. Handagaity; uyg. Handigati; cmn. Handegate) under this city is an earliest