By the end of 20 17, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region had jurisdiction over 4 prefecture-level cities, 5 regions, 5 autonomous prefectures, *** 14 prefecture-level administrative units, 13 municipal districts, 24 county-level cities, 62 counties and 6 autonomous counties, *** 105 county-level administrative units,
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Xinjiang is located in the hinterland of Eurasia, with a land border of more than 5,600 kilometers, bordering Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Mongolia, India and Afghanistan. Historically, it was an important passage of the ancient Silk Road, and now it is the only place where the second "Eurasian Continental Bridge" passes, and its strategic position is very important.
There are 47 ethnic groups in Xinjiang, mainly including Han, Uygur, Kazak, Hui, Mongolian, Kirgiz, Xibe, Tajik, Uzbek, Manchu, Daur, Tatar and Russian. It is one of the five minority autonomous regions in China. According to the results of the sixth national census, Xinjiang ranks fifth in the proportion of people with higher education in 24 provinces and cities.
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Baidu Encyclopedia-Xinjiang