Tacheng Prefecture

Alternative Chinese nameSimplified Chinese塔尔巴哈台地区Traditional Chinese塔爾巴哈台地區Mongolian nameMongolian CyrillicТарвагатай тойрогMongolian scriptᠲᠠᠷᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠠᠢ ᠲᠣᠭᠤᠷᠢᠭUyghur nameUyghurتارباغاتاي ۋىلايىتى‎Kazakh nameKazakhتارباعاتاي ايماعى
Тарбағатай аймағы
Tarbağatai aimağy

Tacheng Prefecture, also known as Tarbagatay Prefecture, is located in northern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. It has an area of 98,824 km (38,156 sq mi) and a population of 992,444 (2020). It is a part of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. The prefecture level city of Karamay forms a separate enclave in the middle of Tacheng.