9-27  Areas Covered and Affected by Natural Disaster
							(1000 hectares)
				Percentage	Flood		Drought
Year				of Disastert
Region		Areas Covered	Areas Affected	Areas Affected to Areas Covered %	Areas Covered	Areas Affected	Areas Covered	Areas Affected
1990		282787	189507	67.01	16900	9953	87040	61367
1991		530933	339200	63.89	30733	16933	256000	184467
1992		511067	343333	67.18	35333	23400	72067	44667
1993		378833	219971	58.07	63538	32870	55778	34037
1994		568782	383157	67.36	54413	32769	139366	101315
1995		665580	448657	67.41	49812	32478	210422	150708
1996		558297	370416	66.35	114905	80126	83547	58273
1997		372060	248900	66.9	20200	18900	165400	113800
1998		535900	368350	68.73	74990	54880	22340	13080
1999		1290799	841890	65.22	145633	104333	36696	33142
2000		932545	709131	76.04	49219	32148	461136	311956
2001		740888	551429	74.43	82242	68795	151703	105954
2002		493400	316562	64.16	128345	142457	16634	13613
2003		440982	366122	83.02	80231	69056	21291	15755
	Urumqi City	1349	539	39.96	1349	539
	Karamay City	500	300	60			300	200
	Turpan Administrative Offices	13370	7096	53.07	13	4
	Hami [Kumul] Administrative Offices	14831	11199	75.51	1334	800	13227	10129
	Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture	50230	44840	89.27	42526	39206	6202	4142
	Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture	254462	212278	83.42	20550	16225	50	45
	Counties (Cities) Direct Under	199411	175075	87.8	15686	13595
	Ili Prefecture
	Tacheng [Tarbagatai] Administrative	52068	35308	67.81	2352	1160
	Offices
	Altay Administrative Offices	2983	1895	63.53	2512	1470	50	45
	Bortala Mongol Autonomous	23442	15222	64.93	1096	805
	Prefecture
	Bayangol Mongol Autonomous	17255	13412	77.73
	Prefecture
	Aksu Administrative Offices	43848	43003	98.07	2777	2773
	Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture	1374	1200	87.34	1264	1120
	Kashgar [Kaxgar] Administrative	2092	884	42.26	2092	884
	Offices
	Hotan Administrative Offices	18229	16149	88.59	7230	6700	1512	1239