Turpan Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 吐鲁番地区; traditional Chinese: 吐魯番地區; pinyin: Tulufán Dìqū; Uyghur: تۇرپان ۋىلايىتى‎, ULY: Turpan Wilayiti, UPNY: Turpan Vilayiti), also known as Turfan Prefecture or Tulufan Prefecture, is located in eastern Xinjiang, China. It has an area of 69,324 km² and a population of 570,000 (2003).