19-2 Population Status by Prefecture, Autonomous Prefecture and City |  |  |
| （2002年） |  |  |
Region | Total (person) | Rank | Urban Population (person) | Rank | Rural Population (person) | Rank | Illiterate and Semi-Iliterate Population (person) | Rank
Total | 19051900 |  | 6447163 |  | 12604737 |  | 10.87 |
Urumqi city | 1757193 | 4 | 1688895 | 1 | 68298 | 12 | 5.8 | 13
Karamay city | 290043 | 15 | 290043 | 14 |  | 4.42 | 14
Shihezi city | 610756 | 9 | 610756 | 8 |  | 3.16 | 15
Turpan Administrative Offices | 566854 | 11 | 405000 | 11 | 161854 | 10 | 8.94 | 5
Hami [Kumul] Administrative Offices | 519726 | 12 | 453625 | 9 | 66101 | 13 | 6.8 | 12
Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture | 1527202 | 6 | 1154784 | 4 | 372418 | 6 | 6.91 | 11
Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture | 4017619 |  | 2155704 |  | 1861915 |  | 8.42 |
Counties (Cities) Direct Under Ili Prefecture | 2477911 | 2 | 1189327 | 3 | 1288584 | 2 | 8.77 | 6
Tacheng [Tarbagatai] Administrative Offices | 937382 | 8 | 648460 | 7 | 288922 | 7 | 7.51 | 9
Altay Administrative Offices | 602326 | 10 | 317917 | 12 | 284409 | 8 | 8.41 | 8
Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture | 424343 | 14 | 294479 | 13 | 129864 | 11 | 8.47 | 7
Bayangol Mongol Autonomous Prefecture | 1088702 | 7 | 662853 | 6 | 425849 | 5 | 7.18 | 10
Aksu Administrative Offices | 2144346 | 3 | 1201975 | 2 | 942371 | 4 | 9.25 | 4
Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture | 451946 | 13 | 256470 | 15 | 195476 | 9 | 10.99 | 1
Kashgar [Kaxgar] Administrative Offices | 3487556 | 1 | 1046218 | 5 | 2441338 | 1 | 9.3 | 3
Hotan Administrative Offices | 1717872 | 5 | 439020 | 10 | 1278852 | 3 | 10.36 | 2
Note: The urban and rural population in Xinjiang are calculated on the 5th National population census, Others are calculated on the annals of public security. |