Kashgar Prefecture, officially known as Kashi Prefecture, is located in southwestern Xinjiang, China. It has an area of 112,057 km2 (43,265 sq mi) and 4,499,158 inhabitants at the 2015 census[1] with a population density of 35.5 inhabitants/km2. The capital of the prefecture is the city of Kashgar which has a population 506,640.[2]