Yining County
title: "Yining County" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["county-level-divisions-of-xinjiang", "1888-establishments-in-china", "ili-kazakh-autonomous-prefecture", "yining-county"] topic_path: "geography/china" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yining_County" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Yining County |
| native_name | zh-hans |
| kk-Arab | |
| ug-Arab | |
| other_name | Gulja County |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| settlement_type | County |
| image_map | Location of Yining County within Xinjiang (China).png |
| map_caption | Yining County (red) within Ili Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang |
| pushpin_map | China Xinjiang Northern#Xinjiang#China |
| pushpin_relief | yes |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Xinjiang |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | China |
| subdivision_type1 | Autonomous region |
| subdivision_name1 | Xinjiang |
| subdivision_type2 | Autonomous prefecture |
| subdivision_name2 | Ili |
| seat_type | County seat |
| seat | Jëlilyüzi |
| area_total_km2 | 4,097 |
| population_total | 365,307 |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_footnotes | |
| timezone | China Standard |
| utc_offset | +8 |
| website | |
| :: |
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The county land area is 4486 km2, with a population of 360,000 people as of 2004. A larger area (around 4580 km2) and a population of 400,000 was reported for the county in 2000; this decrease and the corresponding increase of area and population for the city of Yining resulted from the transfer of the villages of Dadamtu (, Дадамту; ) and Penjim (, Пәнҗим; ), with 100.45 km2 of land, from the county to the city in 2004.
Administrative divisions
Yining County is divided into eight towns, nine townships, and one ethnic township.
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| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Administrative division code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towns | |||||
| Jëlilyüzi Town | 吉里于孜镇 | zh | جېلىليۈزى بازىرى | ug | 654021100 |
| Döngmazar Town | 墩麻扎镇 | zh | دۆڭمازار بازىرى | ug | 654021101 |
| Yëngitam Town | 英塔木镇 | zh | يېڭىتام بازىرى | ug | 654021102 |
| Xudiyaryuzi Town | 胡地于孜镇 | zh | خۇدىياريۈزى بازىرى | ug | 654021103 |
| Baytoqay Town | 巴依托海镇 | zh | بايتوقاي بازىرى | ug | 654021104 |
| Ara'östeng Town | 阿热吾斯塘镇 | zh | ئارائۆستەڭ بازىرى | ug | 654021105 |
| Samyüzi Town | 萨木于孜镇 | zh | سامىيۈزى بازىرى | ug | 654021106 |
| Qash Town | 喀什镇 | zh | قاش بازىرى | ug | 654021107 |
| Uyghur Uchon Town | 维吾尔玉其温镇 | zh | ئۇيغۇر ئۈچئون بازىرى | ug | 654021108 |
| Onyar Town | 温亚尔镇 | zh | ئونيار بازىرى | ug | 654021109 |
| Townships | |||||
| Turpanyüzi Township | 吐鲁番于孜乡 | zh | تۇرپانيۈزى يېزىسى | ug | 654021201 |
| Qarayaghach Township | 喀拉亚尕奇乡 | zh | قاراياغاچ يېزىسى | ug | 654021202 |
| Ugung Township | 武功乡 | zh | ئۇگۇڭ يېزىسى | ug | 654021203 |
| Sadiqyüzi Township | 萨地克于孜乡 | zh | سادىقيۈزى يېزىسى | ug | 654021204 |
| Mazar Township | 麻扎乡 | zh | مازار يېزىسى | ug | 654021212 |
| Ewliya Township | 阿乌利亚乡 | zh | ئەۋلىيا يېزىسى | ug | 654021214 |
| Chuluqay Township | 曲鲁海乡 | zh | چۇلۇقاي يېزىسى | ug | 654021215 |
| Ethnic township | |||||
| Uchon Hui Ethnic Township | 愉群翁回族乡 | zh | ئۈچئون خۇيزۇ يېزىسى | ug | 654021201 |
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Other: Central Farm of 70th Regiment (兵团七十团中心团场)
Climate
|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Yining County, elevation 770 m, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) |Jan record high C = 12.2 |Feb record high C = 17.2 |Mar record high C = 27.4 |Apr record high C = 33.7 |May record high C = 35.6 |Jun record high C = 35.4 |Jul record high C = 38.5 |Aug record high C = 37.2 |Sep record high C = 35.6 |Oct record high C = 31.1 |Nov record high C = 24.9 |Dec record high C = 14.9 |Jan record low C = -26.9 |Feb record low C = -24.3 |Mar record low C = -18.6 |Apr record low C = -8.5 |May record low C = -1.4 |Jun record low C = 5.9 |Jul record low C = 9.1 |Aug record low C = 3.3 |Sep record low C = -2.2 |Oct record low C = -8.1 |Nov record low C = -18.5 |Dec record low C = -24.1 |Jan high C = -0.7 |Feb high C = 2.2 |Mar high C = 11.3 |Apr high C = 20.4 |May high C = 24.9 |Jun high C = 28.6 |Jul high C = 30.6 |Aug high C = 29.9 |Sep high C = 25.6 |Oct high C = 18.1 |Nov high C = 8.8 |Dec high C = 1.5 |Jan mean C = -6.0 |Feb mean C = -3.0 |Mar mean C = 5.3 |Apr mean C = 13.3 |May mean C = 17.9 |Jun mean C = 21.7 |Jul mean C = 23.5 |Aug mean C = 22.5 |Sep mean C = 17.9 |Oct mean C = 10.6 |Nov mean C = 3.0 |Dec mean C = -3.5 |Jan low C = -10.2 |Feb low C = -7.2 |Mar low C = 0.3 |Apr low C = 7.3 |May low C = 11.5 |Jun low C = 15.3 |Jul low C = 16.9 |Aug low C = 15.6 |Sep low C = 11.0 |Oct low C = 4.9 |Nov low C = -1.0 |Dec low C = -7.4 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 26.1 |Feb precipitation mm = 25.9 |Mar precipitation mm = 27.0 |Apr precipitation mm = 42.3 |May precipitation mm = 35.8 |Jun precipitation mm = 31.1 |Jul precipitation mm = 29.5 |Aug precipitation mm = 24.7 |Sep precipitation mm = 17.0 |Oct precipitation mm = 30.9 |Nov precipitation mm = 43.2 |Dec precipitation mm = 34.0 |Jan humidity = 71 |Feb humidity = 71 |Mar humidity = 62 |Apr humidity = 52 |May humidity = 52 |Jun humidity = 54 |Jul humidity = 54 |Aug humidity = 52 |Sep humidity = 51 |Oct humidity = 60 |Nov humidity = 70 |Dec humidity = 73 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 8.1 |Feb precipitation days = 7.9 |Mar precipitation days = 7.9 |Apr precipitation days = 8.9 |May precipitation days = 8.8 |Jun precipitation days = 9.6 |Jul precipitation days = 8.4 |Aug precipitation days = 6.6 |Sep precipitation days = 5.0 |Oct precipitation days = 6.1 |Nov precipitation days = 8.1 |Dec precipitation days = 9.0 |year precipitation days = |Jan sun = 147.4 |Feb sun = 159.3 |Mar sun = 212.2 |Apr sun = 242.5 |May sun = 292.3 |Jun sun = 300.0 |Jul sun = 319.5 |Aug sun = 304.5 |Sep sun = 265.9 |Oct sun = 220.4 |Nov sun = 144.9 |Dec sun = 131.8 |year sun = | Jan percentsun = 50 | Feb percentsun = 53 | Mar percentsun = 56 | Apr percentsun = 59 | May percentsun = 64 | Jun percentsun = 65 | Jul percentsun = 69 | Aug percentsun = 72 | Sep percentsun = 73 | Oct percentsun = 66 | Nov percentsun = 51 | Dec percentsun = 48 | year percentsun = |Jan snow days = 9.8 |Feb snow days = 9.4 |Mar snow days = 4.7 |Apr snow days = 1.3 |May snow days = 0.2 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 1.3 |Nov snow days = 5.7 |Dec snow days = 10.5 |year snow days = |source 1 = China Meteorological Administration
History
The territories were inhabited by Turkic tribes from early history. The name Kuldga was first mentioned at the period of Turkic Khanate. When the Uyghur tribes, led by Pen Tekin, left to the west, part of the Yaglakar tribe, which was part of the Uyghur tribal union, left with them.
Chagatai Khan, the son of Genghis Khan, placed the capital of his possessions here. These lands were ruled by the Dzungar until they were conquered in the middle of the 18th century by the Qing during the so-called third Oirat-Manchu war. For a long time, Gulja was the de facto administrative and military capital of Qing Xinjiang (literally "New Frontiers"). The county was created in 1888 and was originally known as Ningyuan () County. It received its present name in 1914.
In 1952, the city of Yining was separated from Yining County into a separate county-level administrative unit.
Notes
References
References
- [http://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/xinjiang/admin/ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties]
- [http://www.xzqh.org/quhua/65xj/40yili.htm Administrative division of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture] {{in lang. zh
- link. National Bureau of Statistics of China. ()
- link. [[China Meteorological Administration]]
- (2016). "The Physical Remains of the Zunghar Legacy in Central Eurasia: Some Notes from the Field". The Australian National University.
- [http://www.xzqh.org/quhua/65xj/4021yn.htm Yining County info], at the [[Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture]] government site. {{in lang. zh
- link. (2007-09-27 {{in lang). zh
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