Ili, Xinjiang is a place with beautiful scenery and relatively developed economy. The following is an introduction to various aspects of Ili, Xinjiang:

1. City introduction: It is located in the northern part of the Tianshan Mountains in the west of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Ili River Valley has a temperate continental climate and an alpine climate. Yili Prefecture governs 11 county-level administrative districts. The total area of ??the state is 268,593 square kilometers. At the end of 2019, the state's registered population was 4.5568 million. At the end of 2019, the state-registered population was 2.9165 million.

2. Natural resources: 86 kinds of mineral deposits have been discovered in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, with abundant reserves. The reserves of beryllium, dolomite and potassium feldspar rank first in the country, and the reserves of chromium and palladium rank second in the country.

Coal, iron, manganese, copper, nickel, gold, silver, aluminum, zinc, etc. have broad development prospects, among which coal, oil, and gold are important resources in the state. Among the mineral deposits with proven reserves, 22 minerals such as gold, silver, beryllium and copper rank first in the autonomous region and state rankings.

3. Economy: The GDP of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in 2019 was 222.645 billion yuan, an increase of 6.0% over the previous year. Among them, the added value of the primary industry was 50.933 billion yuan, an increase of 5.3%; the added value of the secondary industry was 57.148 billion yuan, an increase of 5.1%; the added value of the tertiary industry was 114.564 billion yuan, an increase of 6.8%.

Extended information:

There are more than 3,000 kinds of seed plants growing in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, which is rich in wheat, rape, rice and cash crops such as sugar beet, flax, oil sunflower, melon, and safflower. , hops, vegetables and fruits, etc.

There are more than 2,500 species of higher plants within the prefecture, belonging to 97 families and 341 genera. Among them, there are more than 200 kinds of medicinal plants, and 10 kinds are listed as key protection by the country.

Among them, Asafoetida is an edible fungus grown from the root base of the wild Chinese herbal medicine Asafoetida. It has high edible and medicinal value and is distributed in the Yili, Tacheng, and Altay regions of the Autonomous Prefecture. Asafoetida District in Habahe County, Altay Region, is the only large-grained kidney bean producing area in Xinjiang, and all its products are exported.

Baidu Encyclopedia—Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture