Zhaosu County
Mongolküre County | |
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.png.webp) Zhaosu County (red) within Ili Prefecture (yellow) in Xinjiang | |
  Zhaosu Location of the seat in Xinjiang  Zhaosu Zhaosu (Xinjiang)  Zhaosu Zhaosu (China) | |
| Coordinates: 43°09′26″N 81°07′52″E / 43.1573°N 81.1310°E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
| Autonomous prefecture | Ili |
| County seat | Mongolküre Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,426.93 km2 (4,025.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 146,887 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard[lower-alpha 1]) |
| Website | www |
| Zhaosu County | |||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 昭苏县 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 昭蘇縣 | ||||||||||
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| Mongolküre County | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 蒙古库热县 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 蒙古庫熱縣 | ||||||||||
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| Uyghur name | |||||||||||
| Uyghur | موڭغۇلكۈرە ناھىيىسى | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Temple of the Mongols | ||||||||||
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| Kazakh name | |||||||||||
| Kazakh | موڭعۇلكۇرە اۋدانى Моңғолкүре ауданы Moŋğolküre audany | ||||||||||
| Kyrgyz name | |||||||||||
| Kyrgyz | موڭعۇلكۉرۅ وودانى Монголкюре аймакчасы | ||||||||||
| Oirat name | |||||||||||
| Oirat | ᠮᡆᡊᡎᡆᠯᡘᡉᠷᡄᡃ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ | ||||||||||
Zhaosu County (Chinese: 昭苏县), also known as Mongolküre County (from Uyghur: موڭغۇلكۈرە, romanized: Mongghulküre, lit. 'Temple of the Mongols'), is a county in northwestern Xinjiang, China. It is under the administration of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture and shares a border with Kazakhstan's Almaty Region to the west. It covers an area of 10,455 km2 (4,037 sq mi). According to the 2012 census, it had a population of 189,102.[2]
Administrative divisions
Zhaosu County is divided into 6 towns, 1 township, and 3 ethnic townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Kazakh (Arabic script) | Kazakh (Cyrillic script) | Administrative division code | Notes |
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| Towns | ||||||||
| Mongolküre Town | 昭苏镇 | Zhāosū Zhèn | موڭغۇلكۈرە بازىرى | mongghulküre baziri | موڭعۇلكۇرە قالاشىعى | 654026100 | ||
| Qashajar Town | 喀夏加尔镇 | Kāxiàjiā'ěr Zhèn | قاشاجار بازىرى | qashajar baziri | قاشاجار قالاشىعى | 654026101 | ||
| Aqdala Town | 阿克达拉镇 | Ākèdálā Zhèn | ئاقدالا بازىرى | Aqdala baziri | اقدالا قالاشىعى | 654026102 | ||
| Qarasu Town | 喀拉苏镇 | Kālāsū Zhèn | قاراسۇ بازىرى | qarasu baziri | قاراسۋ قالاشىعى | 654026103 | ||
| Xonuqay Town | 洪纳海镇 | Hóngnàhǎi Zhèn | خونۇقاي بازىرى | xonuqay baziri | قوناقاي قالاشىعى | 654026104 | ||
| Uzunbulaq Town | 乌尊布拉克镇 | Wūzūnbùlākè Zhèn | ئۇزۇنبۇلاق بازىرى | Uzunbulaq baziri | ۇزىنبۇلاق قالاشىعى | 654026105 | ||
| Township | ||||||||
| Sarqobu Township | 萨尔阔布乡 | Sà'ěrkuòbù Xiāng | سارقوبۇ يېزىسى | sarqobu yëzisi | سارقوبى اۋىلى | 654026203 | ||
| Ethnic Townships | ||||||||
| Chaganuysun Mongol Ethnic Township | 察汗乌苏蒙古族乡 | Cháhànwūsū Ménggǔzú Xiāng | چاغان ئۇسۇ موڭغۇل يېزىسى | chaghan Usu mongghul yëzisi | ساعانۋسۇن موڭعۇل ۇلتتىق اۋىلى | 654026206 | (Mongolian) ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨ᠋ᠤ᠋ᠰᠤᠨ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠰᠤᠮᠤᠨ Цагааносон монгол үндэстэний суман | |
| Shota Kyrgyz Ethnic Township | 夏特柯尔克孜族乡 | Xiàtè Kē'ěrkèzīzú Xiāng | شات قىرغىز يېزىسى | shat qirghiz yëzisi | شاتى قىرعىز ۇلتتىق اۋىلى | 654026207 | (Kyrgyz) شاتى قىرعىز ۇلۇتتۇق ايىلى Шаты Кыргыз улуттук айылы | |
| Husongtukaerxun Mongol Ethnic Township | 胡松图喀尔逊蒙古族乡 | Húsōngtúkā'ěrxùn Ménggǔzú Xiāng | خۇسۇمتۇ خارسۇن موڭغۇل يېزىسى | xusumtu xarsun mongghul yëzisi | حۇسۇمتۋ حارسۇن موڭعۇل اۋىلى | 654026208 | (Mongolian) ᠬᠤᠰᠤᠮᠲᠤ ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠤ᠋ᠰᠤᠨ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠰᠤᠮᠤᠨ Хусамт хар-усан монгол үндэстэний суман | |
Others:
- 74th Regiment of the XPCC (兵团七十四团)
- 75th Regiment of the XPCC (兵团七十五团)
- 76th Regiment of the XPCC (兵团七十六团)
- 77th Regiment of the XPCC (兵团七十七团)
Climate
| Climate data for Zhaosu (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −5.1 (22.8) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
3.4 (38.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
17.4 (63.3) |
20.3 (68.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.6 (12.9) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
6.7 (44.1) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.9 (53.4) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
4.1 (39.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −15.3 (4.5) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
1.5 (34.7) |
5.6 (42.1) |
8.8 (47.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
9.8 (49.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−0.9 (30.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.7 (0.26) |
9.5 (0.37) |
16.5 (0.65) |
50.1 (1.97) |
81.7 (3.22) |
90.2 (3.55) |
91.0 (3.58) |
77.1 (3.04) |
44.2 (1.74) |
28.3 (1.11) |
18.8 (0.74) |
9.3 (0.37) |
523.4 (20.6) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.1 | 7.4 | 9.0 | 11.9 | 17.3 | 18.7 | 18.4 | 16.3 | 11.2 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 140.5 |
| Average snowy days | 9.8 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 5.5 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 65.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71 | 73 | 74 | 63 | 63 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 58 | 64 | 72 | 73 | 67 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 175.3 | 178.9 | 214.9 | 222.7 | 249.6 | 248.6 | 272.0 | 267.1 | 242.3 | 215.3 | 158.0 | 152.9 | 2,597.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 60 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 59 | 63 | 66 | 65 | 55 | 55 | 59 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
As of 2012, the population of Zhaosu County is 189,102, among which 47.55 per cent are Kazakh, 28.65 per cent are Han Chinese, and 9.66 per cent are Uyghur.[2]
Reports suggest that an influx of Han migrants to the county began circa 2008.[5]
Economy
By 2020, several Han Chinese restaurants had been opened in the county to accommodate an influx of Han migrants.[5] The county is served by Zhaosu Tianma Airport.
Agriculture
Potatoes and wheat are the crops primarily cultivated in Zhaosu.[5]
Education
Shuguang Middle School, formerly Number 1 Middle School, is located in Zhaosu.[5]
Notes
- ↑ Locals in Xinjiang frequently observe UTC+6 (Xinjiang Time), 2 hours behind Beijing.
References
- ↑ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- 1 2 "昭苏县概况". 伊犁哈萨克自治州人民政府. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ↑ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ↑ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 Rajagopalan, Megha; Killing, Alison (3 December 2020). "Inside A Xinjiang Detention Camp". Buzzfeed News. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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