Xinjiang is a multi-ethnic community with 55 ethnic groups, including Uygur, Han, Kazak, Hui, Kirgiz, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Xibe, Manchu, Uzbek, Russia, Daur, Tatar and other ethnic groups 13. By the end of 20 14, the total population of Xinjiang was 22,984,700, of which ethnic minorities accounted for about 63%.
At present, the whole region has jurisdiction over 14 cities, including 5 autonomous prefectures, 5 regions and 4 prefecture-level cities in Urumqi, Karamay, Turpan and Hami. 68 counties, 24 county-level cities, 13 municipal districts, including 6 ethnic autonomous counties, 8 autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government and 33 border counties (cities);
There are 868 townships, including 42 ethnic townships. Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps is an important part of the autonomous region, which governs 14 division and 176 farm, with a total population of about 2.7 million.
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Minority cadres in Xinjiang account for 5 1.4%.
The State Council Press Office published a white paper entitled "Historical Witness of Equality, Unity and Development of All Ethnic Groups in Xinjiang" on 24th. The white paper shows that in 20 14 years, the number of ethnic minority cadres in Xinjiang increased to 417,000, accounting for 5 1.4% of the total number of cadres in the autonomous region.
According to the white paper, the autonomous region has trained a large number of ethnic minority administrative and professional technical cadres in various fields through training and learning, grass-roots training, exchanges in different places and job rotation. 1955, there were 46,000 ethnic minority cadres in Xinjiang, which increased to 4170,000 in 2065, accounting for 5 1.4% of the total number of cadres in the autonomous region.
According to the white paper, when openly selecting leading cadres and hiring state staff, the autonomous region appropriately relaxed conditions for ethnic minorities, and ensured that a certain number of ethnic minorities entered the civil service through policies such as delineating proportions, targeted recruitment and appropriate extra points. From 2009 to 20 14, the proportion of civil servants recruited by ethnic minorities in the autonomous region increased from 29.9% to 48.3%.
References:
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People's Government-Population Office
References:
People's Daily Online-White Paper: Minority cadres in Xinjiang account for 5 1.4%.