论清代新疆城市的人口规模

清代是新疆历史上经济开发规模最大、开发成效最显著的时期，也是新疆城市发展最快、城市地理变化最明显的时期，因而，从总体上研究这一时期该地区城市人口及城市规模，对西北历史地理的研究应具有重要意义，但目前学术界对这一问题的研究却相对薄弱。本文首先分析了清后期新疆城市人口的统计原则，从清前期天山南北主要城市的人口数量及城市规模、清后期新疆主要城市的人口数量及城市规模等方面分别进行了述论，初步探讨了形成这种人口规模特征的主要原因。

Research on the Cities Population of Xinjing Area in theQing Dynasty

With Xinjiang' s economic development cultivated in ultimate success and effectiveness, and its cities ' development ingreatest velocity and geographical city changes in the most distinguished form in the Qing Dynasty, research on its cities' population and sizes seems to hold high profile for the historical geography research on the Western Regions at that time. But thestuding on this question seems to be comparatively inadequate todate. Thus, in this article, we will try to discuss and analyse,with the aid of substantial documentary records, major cities'population and sizes of the north and south of Tianshan in thefirst phase of Qing Dynasty, and major cities' populations andsizes in the last phase of Qing Dynasty. Also, wee'11 probe intothe causes for such a characteristic.