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] 'Qinggil' is from Mongolian and means 'beautiful and crystal clear'.[ 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 (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)
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
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] , 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 / 46.20000°N 90.75000°E / 46.20000; 90.75000 ) 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
Notes
References
^ a b 2020年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:青河县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China . 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020 . 统计用区划代码 名称654325100000 青河镇654325101000 塔克什肯镇654325102000 阿热勒托别镇654325103000 阿格达拉镇654325104000 阿热勒镇654325202000 萨尔托海乡654325203000 查干郭勒乡654325204000 阿尕什敖包乡
^ a b 行政规划 . 青河县人民政府 . 4 August 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020 .
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^ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
^ Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (2010). 建筑抗震设计规范 [GB50011-2010: Code for Seismic Design of Buildings ] (in English and Simplified Chinese). Beijing : China Architecture & Building Press. p. 203 – via Google Books . Qinggil County
^ Ping Cheng (1989). Xinjiang: The Land and the People . p. 163 . ISBN 9787800050787 .
^ Qiao Long (6 February 2019). Luisetta Mudie (ed.). "Chinese Officials Force Muslims to Drink, Eat Pork At Festival" . Translated by Luisetta Mudie. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2020 . Altay's Qinggil (in Chinese, Qinghe) county
^ "Annual Report on International Religious Freedom" . 2009. p. 7 .
^ "Xinjiang" . Government Publishing Office. 10 October 2011. p. 22 .
^ "Interview Kazakh from China fights to free his family" . 24 September 2020. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020 . Chinggil County, in Xinjiang's Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
^ a b c 夏征农; 陈至立, eds. (September 2009). 辞海:第六版彩图本 [Cihai (Sixth Edition in Color) ] (in Chinese). 上海. Shanghai : 上海辞书出版社. Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House . p. 1823. ISBN 9787532628599 .
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中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration . Retrieved 10 October 2023 .
^ 青河简介 . 青河县人民政府 . 2019-06-13. Archived from the original on 26 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2020 .
^ 3-7 各地、州、市、县(市)分民族人口数 (in Simplified Chinese). شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونى 新疆维吾尔自治区统计局 Statistic Bureau of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Archived from the original on 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2017-09-03 .
^ 3-7 各地、州、市、县(市)分民族人口数 [3-7 Population by Nationality by Prefecture, State, City and County (City)]. tjj.xinjiang.gov.cn (in Chinese). Statistical Bureau of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. 2020-06-10. Archived from the original on 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2021-06-11 .
^ Hongjun Chua and Zhigang Jianga, Distribution and conservation of the Sino-Mongolian beaver Castor fiber birulai in China . Oryx / Volume 43 / Issue 02 / April 2009, pp 197-202
^ Riley, Alex (28 July 2016). "Extinct giant beavers made corkscrews instead of dams" . BBC Earth . Retrieved 29 July 2016 .
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