County in Xinjiang, China
Qinggil County [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] Uyghur ), also Chinggil County ,[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] Qinghe County , is a county of Altay Prefecture in northeastern Xinjiang , China, bordering Bayan-Ölgii Province and Khovd Province in Mongolia to the east. It has an area of 15,722 km2 (6,070 sq mi) with a population of 60,000[when? . Qinghe was the site of a meteorite impact in 1898 and a Mongolian–Chinese border clash in the spring of 1944.
Name
Qinggil County is named for the Qinggil River (青格里河), a tributary of the Ulungur River .[ 12] [ 4]
History
Map of Qinggil (labeled as CH'ING-HO) and surrounding region from the International Map of the World (1957) In 1941/4, Qinggil County was established.[ 4] [ 12]
In 2012, Araltobe Township was made a town.[ 4]
Administrative divisions
Qinggil County is divided into 5 towns , 3 townships .[ 1] [ 2] [ 4]
Name
Simplified Chinese
Hanyu Pinyin
Uyghur (UEY )
Uyghur Latin (ULY )
Kazakh (Arabic script)
Kazakh (Cyrillic script)
Administrative division code
Towns
Qinggil Town
青河镇 Qīnghé Zhèn چىڭگىل بازىرى chinggil baziri شىڭگىل قالاشىعى Шіңгіл қалашығы 654325100
Taykeshken Town
塔克什肯镇 Tǎkèshíkěn Zhèn تاشقىن بازىرى tashqin baziri تايكەشكەن قالاشىعى Тайкешкен қалашығы 654325101
Araltobe Town
阿热勒托别镇 Ārèlètuōbié Zhèn ئارالتۆپە بازىرى Araltöpe baziri ارالتوبە قالاشىعى Аралтөбе қалашығы 654325102
Aqdala Town
阿格达拉镇 Āgédálā Zhèn ئاقدالا بازىرى Aqdala baziri اقدالا قالاشىعى Ақдала қалашығы 654325103
Aral Town
阿热勒镇 Ārèlè Zhèn ئارال بازىرى Aral baziri ارال قالاشىعى Арал қалашығы 654325104
Townships
Sartoqay Township
萨尔托海乡 Sà'ěrtuōhǎi Xiāng سارتوقاي يېزىسى sartoqay yëzisi سارىتوعاي اۋىلى Сарытоғай ауылы 654325202
Qagan Gol Township
查干郭勒乡 Chágànguōlè Xiāng چاغانغول يېزىسى chaghanghol yëzisi شاعانعول اۋىلى Шағанғол ауылы 654325203
Agax Obo Township
阿尕什敖包乡 Āgǎshí'áobāo Xiāng ئاغاش ئوبا يېزىسى Aghash Oba yëzisi اعاشوبا اۋىلى Ағашоба ауылы 654325204
Climate
Climate data for Qinggil, elevation 1,218 m (3,996 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
−12.5
−7.1
2.2
13.6
20.1
25.5
27.3
26.0
20.1
11.4
−0.8
−10.4
9.6
Daily mean °C (°F)
−21.4
−16.3
−5.5
6.6
13.0
18.5
20.2
18.2
11.7
3.4
−8.5
−18.4
1.8
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
−27.4
−23.3
−12.2
0.1
5.7
11.0
12.9
10.5
4.3
−2.9
−13.8
−23.9
−4.9
Average precipitation mm (inches)
10.3
7.1
9.0
13.1
15.4
26.6
29.2
20.1
13.7
13.3
22.8
13.7
194.3
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
5.7
4.6
4.2
4.9
6.3
6.9
7.7
6.4
5.3
5.4
7.2
6.9
71.5
Average snowy days
7.3
6.7
5.8
3.0
0.7
0
0
0
0.4
3.3
8.6
8.8
44.6
Average relative humidity (%)
74
73
65
49
44
47
51
50
50
59
72
75
59
Mean monthly sunshine hours
182.5
205.7
266.1
280.0
316.7
317.9
316.5
304.2
275.7
233.3
173.4
157.1
3,029.1
Percent possible sunshine
65
69
71
68
68
67
67
71
75
71
63
59
68
Source: China Meteorological Administration [ 13] [ 14]
Economy
Qinggil County has forests as well as coal and mica . Industries include mining, livestock product processing, wool-spinning, leather-making and others. Animal husbandry is common.[ 12]
Demographics
Historical population Year 2000 53,843 — 2010 58,858 +0.89% [ 4]
As of 2019[update] Kazakh , 18.27% were Han Chinese , and 5.26% were from other ethnic groups.[ 15]
As of 2015, 50,091 of the 65,290 residents of the county were Kazakh, 11,892 were Han Chinese and 3,307 were from other ethnic groups.[ 16]
As of 1997, 75.2% of the population of Qinggil County was Kazakh.[ 4]
Wildlife
The Sino-Mongolian beaver , Castor fiber birulai , is found only in the basin of the Ulungur River. The population is considered endangered. The Bulgan Beaver Nature Reserve (Chinese : 布尔根河河狸自然保护区 ; 46°12′00″N 90°45′00″E / 46.20000°N 90.75000°E / 46.20000; 90.75000 [ 18] [ 19]
See also
Notes
References
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