Uighur people mainly concentrates on the oasis of Tarim Basin, Tajik people concentrates on Pamir Plateau, Xibe people lives by Ili River, Han people mainly distributes in cities and north Xinjiang.

• 维吾尔族主要集中在塔里木盆地的绿洲，哈萨克族主要分布在准噶尔盆地四周的草原，塔吉克族聚居在帕米尔高原，锡伯族生活在伊犁河边，汉族则主要分布在城市和北疆。