Qinggil County
County in Xinjiang, China
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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.
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Qinggil County
Chinggil, Qinghe, Ch'ing-ho | |
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Location of Qinggil County (pink) in Altay Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang | |
  Qinggil Location of the county town in Xinjiang  Qinggil Qinggil (Xinjiang)  Qinggil Qinggil (China) | |
| Coordinates: 46°37′N 90°25′E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture | Altay |
| County seat | Qinggil |
| Township-level divisions | 5 towns 3 townships[1][2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 15,579.5 km2 (6,015.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,220 m (4,000 ft) |
| Population (2020)[5] | |
• Total | 61,680 |
| • Density | 3.959/km2 (10.25/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Major ethnic groups | Kazakh |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard[a]) |
| Postal code | 836200 |
| Website | xjqh |
| Qinggil County | |||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 青河县 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 青河縣 | ||||||||||
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| Uyghur name | |||||||||||
| Uyghur | چىڭگىل ناھىيىسى | ||||||||||
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| Kazakh name | |||||||||||
| Kazakh | شىڭگىل اۋدانى Шіңгіл ауданы Şıñgıl audany | ||||||||||
Name
Qinggil County is named for the Qinggil River (青格里河), a tributary of the Ulungur River.[12] 'Qinggil' is from Mongolian and means 'beautiful and crystal clear'.[4]
History
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, extremes 1991–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 1.4 (34.5) |
6.3 (43.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
29.5 (85.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
35.7 (96.3) |
38.4 (101.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
38.4 (101.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −12.5 (9.5) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
2.2 (36.0) |
13.6 (56.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
11.4 (52.5) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −21.4 (−6.5) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
6.6 (43.9) |
13.0 (55.4) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.2 (68.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
1.8 (35.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −27.4 (−17.3) |
−23.3 (−9.9) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
0.1 (32.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
11.0 (51.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
10.5 (50.9) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
−23.9 (−11.0) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −45.0 (−49.0) |
−38.4 (−37.1) |
−38.6 (−37.5) |
−24.6 (−12.3) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
0.7 (33.3) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
−36.5 (−33.7) |
−42.1 (−43.8) |
−45.0 (−49.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.3 (0.41) |
7.1 (0.28) |
9.0 (0.35) |
13.1 (0.52) |
15.4 (0.61) |
26.6 (1.05) |
29.2 (1.15) |
20.1 (0.79) |
13.7 (0.54) |
13.3 (0.52) |
22.8 (0.90) |
13.7 (0.54) |
194.3 (7.66) |
| 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 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 65 | 69 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 71 | 63 | 59 | 68 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[13][14] | |||||||||||||
Economy
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53,843 | — |
| 2010 | 58,858 | +0.89% |
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As of 2019[update], 76.47% of the residents of the county were 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) has been established on the Bulgan River (a tributary of the Ulungur River) in Qinggil (Qinghe) County in 1980 to protect the creatures.[18][19]
See also
- 45×90 points#45°N, 90°E
- qingheiite, a mineral named for Qinggil County
Notes
- Locals in Xinjiang frequently observe UTC+6 (Xinjiang Time), 2 hours behind Beijing.
