page_title: Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture
hierarchical_section_title: Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture
context_page_description: Bayingolin is an autonomous prefecture for Mongol people in the southeast of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Western China. It borders Gansu to the east, Qinghai to the southeast and the Tibet Autonomous Region to the south. It is the largest prefecture-level division nationally, with an area of 462,700 km², which is even larger than its neighboring province of Gansu. The prefectural capital is Korla.
context_section_description: Bayingolin (Chinese: 巴音郭楞蒙古族自治州; pinyin: Bāyīnguōléng Měnggǔzú Zìzhìzhōu; often abbreviated to Bayingol; also as Bayinguoleng) is an autonomous prefecture for Mongol people in the southeast of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Western China. It borders Gansu to the east, Qinghai to the southeast and the Tibet Autonomous Region to the south. It is the largest prefecture-level division nationally, with an area of 462,700 km² (178,600 sq mi), which is even larger than its neighboring province of Gansu. The prefectural capital is Korla.
caption: Bayingolin Mongol Prefecture (red) in Xinjiang (orange)