Beitun, Xinjiang

Beitun
北屯市 (Chinese)
ئېرتىش شەھىرى (Uyghur)
ئېرتىش قالاسى (Kazakh)
Interactive map of Beitun
Beitun
Location in Xinjiang
Beitun
Beitun (Xinjiang)
Beitun
Beitun (China)
Coordinates: 47°21′30″N 87°49′05″E / 47.35833°N 87.81806°E / 47.35833; 87.81806
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Established28 December 2011
Municipal seatBeitun Town, Altay City
Government
 • CCP SecretaryWang Shengping (Political Commissar of the 10th Division)
 • MayorWu Chunyun (Commander of the 10th Division)
Area
 • Total
910.5 km2 (351.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
20,414
 • Density22.42/km2 (58.07/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.bts.gov.cn
Beitun, Xinjiang
Chinese name
Chinese北屯
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBěitún
Uyghur name
Uyghurئېرتىش شەھرى
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiBeatün
Yengi YeziⱪBəatün
SASM/GNCBaatün
Siril YëziqiБәатүн

Beitun (Chinese: 北屯) is a city in the north of Xinjiang, China. Administratively, it is a county-level city under the direct administration of the regional government, though it is geographically located in Altay Prefecture.

Beitun is the headquarter of the 10th Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and currently administered by the 10th Division. Aral implemented the "division and city integration" (师市合一, shī shì héyī) management system, it shares the same leader group with the 10th Division.