Gongliu County
County in Xinjiang, China
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Gongliu County (Chinese: 巩留县) as the official romanized name, also transliterated from Uyghur as Tokkuztara County (Uyghur: توققۇزتارا ناھىيىسى; Chinese: 特克斯塔留县), is a county situated within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. It contains an area of 4,119 km2 (1,590 sq mi). According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 160,000.
Gongliu County
Tokkuztara County | |
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  Gongliu County Location of the seat in Xinjiang  Gongliu County Gongliu County (Xinjiang)  Gongliu County Gongliu County (China) | |
| Coordinates: 43°28′00″N 82°08′56″E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
| Autonomous prefecture | Ili |
| County seat | Toqquztara Town |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,116 km2 (1,589 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 175,766 |
| • Density | 42.70/km2 (110.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard[a]) |
| Website | www |
| Gongliu | |||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 巩留县 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鞏留縣 | ||||||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 特克斯塔留 | ||||||||||
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| Uyghur name | |||||||||||
| Uyghur | توققۇزتارا ناھىيىسى | ||||||||||
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| Kazakh name | |||||||||||
| Kazakh | توعىزتاراۋ اۋدانى
Kazakh Cyrillic: Тоғызтарау ауданы Kazakh Latin alphabet: Toǵyztaraý aýdany | ||||||||||
Name
Administrative divisions
Gongliu County is divided into 6 towns and 2 townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Kazakh (Arabic script) | Kazakh (Cyrillic script) | Number of communities | Population (thousand) | Land area (km2) |
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| Towns | |||||||||
| Toqquztara Town | 巩留镇 | Gǒngliú Zhèn | توققۇزتارا بازىرى | toqquztara baziri | توعىزتاراۋ قالاشىعى | 7 | 24.7 | 29 | |
| Aqtobek Town | 阿克吐别克镇 | Ākètǔbiékè Zhèn | ئاقتۆبەك بازىرى | Aqtöbek baziri | اقتۇبەك قالاشىعى | 6 | 9.7 | 613.3 | |
| Kongdeneng Town | 库尔德宁镇 | Kù'ěrdéníng Zhèn | كۆلدەنەڭ بازىرى | köldeneng baziri | كولدەنەڭ قالاشىعى | 7 | 9.8 | 568 | |
| Dongmehelle Town | 东买里镇 | Dōngmǎilǐ Zhèn | دۆڭمەھەللە بازىرى | döngmehelle baziri | دوڭمالى قالاشىعى | 8 | 27 | 317 | |
| Agharsin Town | 阿尕尔森镇 | Āgǎ'ěrsēn Zhèn | ئاغارسىن بازىرى | Agharsin baziri | اعارسىن قالاشىعى | 9 | 21.5 | 714 | |
| Tikeriq Town | 提克阿热克镇 | Tíkè'ārèkè Zhèn | تىكئېرىق بازىرى | tik'ëriq baziri | تىكارىق قالاشىعى | 8 | 13.7 | 426.7 | |
| Townships | |||||||||
| Jirghilang Township | 吉尔格郎乡 | Jí'ěrgéláng Xiāng | جىرغالاڭ يېزىسى | jirghalang yëzisi | جىرعالاڭ اۋىلى | 6 | 6.6 | 420 | |
| Tashtope Township | 塔斯托别乡 | Tǎsītuōbié Xiāng | تاشتۆپە يېزىسى | tashtöpe yëzisi | تاستوبە اۋىلى | 8 | 23.3 | 414 | |
Note:
- 1. On October 21, 2014, with the approval of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People's Government, the original Dongmahalla Township was renamed Dongmahalla Town.[3]
- 2. In 2013, with the approval of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People's Government, the original Agarsin Township was renamed Agarsin Town.
- 3. On July 13, 2016, with the approval of the People's Government of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the original Tikirik Township was renamed Tikirik Town.[4]
- 4. On January 24, 2013, with the approval of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People's Government, it was renamed the original "Muhur Township" Koldeneng Town.
Climate
| Climate data for Gongliu, elevation 775 m (2,543 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
28.7 (83.7) |
34.6 (94.3) |
36.0 (96.8) |
35.5 (95.9) |
38.0 (100.4) |
38.2 (100.8) |
35.0 (95.0) |
31.6 (88.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
13.2 (55.8) |
38.2 (100.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
2.3 (36.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
28.2 (82.8) |
30.2 (86.4) |
29.4 (84.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
18.2 (64.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
1.1 (34.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.8 (16.2) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
4.5 (40.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
20.7 (69.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
20.9 (69.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
8.8 (47.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.7 (5.5) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
5.6 (42.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
15.2 (59.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
2.5 (36.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −29.0 (−20.2) |
−31.0 (−23.8) |
−18.3 (−0.9) |
−15.5 (4.1) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
3.4 (38.1) |
6.6 (43.9) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−18.3 (−0.9) |
−29.3 (−20.7) |
−31.0 (−23.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.0 (0.51) |
16.0 (0.63) |
17.3 (0.68) |
34.1 (1.34) |
37.4 (1.47) |
44.4 (1.75) |
34.3 (1.35) |
28.9 (1.14) |
17.8 (0.70) |
21.5 (0.85) |
23.5 (0.93) |
16.8 (0.66) |
305 (12.01) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 11.2 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 99.8 |
| Average snowy days | 8.3 | 8.8 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 9.5 | 38 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 75 | 69 | 60 | 59 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 71 | 76 | 78 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 163.3 | 168.6 | 217.2 | 240.1 | 284.3 | 282.1 | 304.9 | 295.7 | 260.1 | 222.7 | 152.9 | 141.3 | 2,733.2 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 56 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 62 | 61 | 66 | 70 | 71 | 67 | 54 | 51 | 61 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]all-time July record (tied with 2011)[7] | |||||||||||||
Notes
- Locals in Xinjiang frequently observe UTC+6 (Xinjiang Time), 2 hours behind Beijing.
