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Burqin County
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Burqin County |
| native_name | |
| mn | |
| other_name | Burchun |
| settlement_type | County |
| image_skyline | Burqin.jpg |
| image_map | Location of Burqin within Xinjiang (China).png |
| map_caption | Location of Burqin County (red) in Altay Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang |
| pushpin_map | China Xinjiang Northern#Xinjiang#China |
| pushpin_label | Burqin |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of the county town in Xinjiang |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | China |
| subdivision_type1 | Autonomous region |
| subdivision_name1 | Xinjiang |
| subdivision_type2 | Prefecture |
| subdivision_name2 | Altay |
| seat_type | County seat |
| seat | Burqin Town |
| area_total_km2 | 10,344.99 |
| population_total | 72,894 |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_density_urban_km2 | auto |
| timezone | China Standard |
| utc_offset | +8 |
| website |
mn Býyrshyn aýdany Буыршын Ауданы
Burqin County is a county in Xinjiang, China and is under the administration of the Kazakh autonomous area of Altay Prefecture. It has an area of 10362 km2 with a population of 70,000. The postcode is 836600.
Administrative divisions
Burqin County is divided into 4 towns, 2 townships, and 1 ethnic township.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Kazakh (Arabic script) | Kazakh (Cyrillic script) | Administrative division code | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towns | ||||||||
| Burqin Town | 布尔津镇 | zh | بۇرچىن بازىرى | ug | بۋىرشىن قالاشىعى | Буыршын қалашығы | 654321100 | |
| Chunkur Town | ||||||||
| (Chonghur) | 冲乎尔镇 | zh | چوڭقۇر بازىرى | ug | شۇڭقىر قالاشىعى | Шұңқыр қалашығы | 654321101 | |
| Oymak Town | 窝依莫克镇 | zh | ئويماق بازىرى | ug | ويماقى قالاشىعى | Оймақы қалашығы | 654321102 | |
| Kostik Town | 阔斯特克镇 | zh | قوستىق بازىرى | ug | قوستىق قالاشىعى | Қостық қалашығы | 654321103 | |
| Townships | ||||||||
| Dolayti Township | 杜来提乡 | zh | دۇۋلايتى يېزىسى | ug | دۋلايتى اۋىلى | Дулайты ауылы | 654321201 | |
| Egiztobe Township | 也格孜托别乡 | zh | ئېگىزتۆپە يېزىسى | ug | ەگىزتوبە اۋىلى | Егізтөбе ауылы | 654321204 | |
| Ethnic township | ||||||||
| Kom-Kanas Mongolian Ethnic Township | 禾木哈纳斯蒙古族乡 | zh | قۇمقاناس موڭغۇل يېزىسى | ug | قومقاناس موڭعۇل ۇلتتىق اۋىلى | Қомқанас Моңғұл Ұлттық ауылы | 654321205 | (Mongolian) |
| Хом ханаас монгол үндэстэний шиян |
Demographics
Geography
Burqin County is located in the northernmost part of Xinjiang. Its county seat, which is called Burqin Town (布尔津镇) is situated at the confluence of the Irtysh and its right tributary, the Burqin River. Most of the county is within the Burqin River basin, which reaches into the Altai Mountains on Xinjiang's border with Mongolia and Russia. The major mountain massif on Burqin county's border with these two countries is Tavan Bogd.
The Kanas Lake is located in the northern part of the county, on the border with the Habahe County.
The Burqin Shankou Dam is a hydroelectric dam located on the Burqin River at . It has a 94m high concrete arch dam; the dam's hydroelectric plant generates 220 Megawatt of power. The construction work started in July 2009, with an expected completion date of June 2013; construction was completed in 2014 and the dam started generating power in November 2015.
Farther upstream on the Burqin, the Burqin Chonghu'er Dam operates in the town of Chunkur, at .
Climate
|Jan record high C = 3.0 |Jan record low C = -41.1 |Feb record high C = 4.7 |Feb record low C = -34.5 |Mar record high C = 23.9 |Mar record low C = -30.7 |Apr record high C = 31.2 |Apr record low C = -16.0 |May record high C = 35.6 |May record low C = -1.9 |Jun record high C = 36.9 |Jun record low C = 4.5 |Jul record high C = 39.2 |Jul record low C = 8.3 |Aug record high C = 39.4 |Aug record low C = 1.6 |Sep record high C = 34.2 |Sep record low C = -3.3 |Oct record high C = 27.1 |Oct record low C = -17.8 |Nov record high C = 15.7 |Nov record low C = -35.0 |Dec record high C = 4.9 |Dec record low C = -37.5
Transport
- China National Highway 217
- Bu'erjin Kanasi Airport
Notes
References
References
- [http://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/xinjiang/admin/ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties]
- (2020-06-10). "". link. Statistical Bureau of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
- Google Maps. As of Oct 2013, the satellite view (probably a year or more old) shows the construction site, with a small temporary dam a bit upstream of the point where the permanent dam is being built.
- [http://www.sasac.gov.cn/n1180/n1226/n2410/n314274/6557172.html 中国水电中标新疆布尔津山口水利枢纽大坝工程] {{Webarchive. link. (2013-10-29 (China Hydro bids on the construction project of the Burqin Shankou Dam Complex in Xinjiang), 2009-07-31)
- link. Power Construction Corporation of China. (19 September 2014)
- (5 November 2015). "Long Xiao Ming attended the launching ceremony of the first unit of Burqin Yamaguchi Station".
- "Burqin River Chonghuer Hydropower Project in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region".
- link. [[China Meteorological Administration]]
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