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Huocheng County
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Huocheng County |
| native_name | |
| other_name | Korgas County |
| settlement_type | County |
| image_skyline | 伊犁薰衣草园 - panoramio.jpg |
| image_caption | Lavender farm in Huocheng County |
| image_map | Location of Huocheng within Xinjiang (China).png |
| map_caption | Location of Huocheng County (pink) in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang (light grey) |
| pushpin_map | China Xinjiang Northern#Xinjiang#China |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| pushpin_mapsize | 275 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location within China |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | China |
| subdivision_type1 | Autonomous region |
| subdivision_name1 | Xinjiang |
| subdivision_type2 | Autonomous prefecture |
| subdivision_name2 | Ili |
| subdivision_type3 | Township-level divisions |
| subdivision_name3 | 5 towns |
| 3 townships | |
| 2 ethnic townships | |
| seat_type | County seat |
| seat | Shuiding |
| area_total_km2 | 3,027 |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_total | 243,303 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_density_urban_km2 | auto |
| timezone | China Standard |
| utc_offset | +8 |
| website |
3 townships 2 ethnic townships Huocheng County (), also known as Korgas County (; ; ), is situated within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and falls under the administration of the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. The county is located between Yining and the border city of Khorgas, covering an area of 5466 km2, with a population of 360,000 (2004 estimate). There are twenty-nine ethnic groups residing in the county, including the Han and Uyghur nationalities.
To the north of Huocheng County is Wenquan County, while the Ili River lies to the south. Its Western side is bordered by Khorgas City, and Yining is located approximately 45 km to the east.
History
Within Huocheng County, lies the significant ruined site of ancient Almaliq. Additionally, the mausoleum of the first khan of Moghulistan, Tughlugh Timur, is also located within the county.
During the 1760s, nine fortresses were constructed in the Ili River Basin, and four of them were situated within the modern Huocheng County. Huiyuan served as the headquarters of the General of Ili, making it the military and administrative center of Xinjiang until the 1860s.
Suiding County (绥定县) was established in 1888, with Suiding as the county seat. In 1914, the western area of Shuiding County was organized into Khorgas County, later abbreviated to Huocheng County, with Gongchen (Khorgas) as county seat. In 1965 Suiding was renamed Shuiding. In 1966, Shuiding County merged into Huocheng County with Shuiding as the county seat of the new Huocheng County. In 2014, Khorgas became a county-level city separate from Huocheng County.
Administrative divisions
The county includes 6 towns, 2 townships, and 1 ethnic township.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Number of communities | Population (thousand) | Land area (km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Towns** | |||||||
| Shuiding Town | |||||||
| (Süydüng Town) | 水定镇 | zh | سۈيدۈڭ بازىرى | ug | 13 | 3 | 14.9 |
| Qingshuihe Town | |||||||
| (Chingsixoza Town) | 清水河镇 | zh | چىڭسىخوزا بازىرى | ug | 15 | 46.7 | 185.2 |
| Lucaogou Town | |||||||
| (Losigung Town) | 芦草沟镇 | zh | لۇسىگۇڭ بازىرى | ug | 11 | 35.4 | 346 |
| Huiyuan Town | |||||||
| (Küre Town) | 惠远镇 | zh | كۈرە بازىرى | ug | 4 | 21.4 | 138.6 |
| Sarbulaq Town | 萨尔布拉克镇 | zh | ساربۇلاق بازىرى | ug | 11 | 28.2 | 431.7 |
| Lengger Town | 兰干镇 | zh | لەڭگەر بازىرى | ug | 13 | 3 | 14.9 |
| **Townships** | |||||||
| Sendoxoza Township | |||||||
| (Sandaohe Township) | 三道河乡 | zh | سەندوخوزا يېزىسى | ug | 3 | 9.3 | 78.7 |
| Dashigu Township | |||||||
| (Daxigou Township) | 大西沟乡 | zh | داشىگۇ يېزىسى | ug | 7 | 10.8 | 252.7 |
| **Ethnic Township** | |||||||
| Sengung Township | |||||||
| (Sangong Township) | 三宫乡 | ||||||
| (三宫回族乡) | zh | ||||||
| (zh) | سەنگۇڭ خۇيزۇ يېزىسى | ug | 5 | 15 | 126.9 |
Climate
|Jan record high C = 10.1 |Feb record high C = 16.6 |Mar record high C = 28.2 |Apr record high C = 34.7 |May record high C = 37.1 |Jun record high C = 36.9 |Jul record high C = 40.2 |Aug record high C = 39.4 |Sep record high C = 36.4 |Oct record high C = 32.4 |Nov record high C = 25.2 |Dec record high C = 14.5 |Jan record low C = -28.3 |Feb record low C = -26.7 |Mar record low C = -19.3 |Apr record low C = -7.0 |May record low C = -0.5 |Jun record low C = 7.9 |Jul record low C = 9.5 |Aug record low C = 4.2 |Sep record low C = -1.6 |Oct record low C = -6.7 |Nov record low C = -16.5 |Dec record low C = -30.4
Demographics
Economy
In agriculture, the local population cultivate wheat, corn and other crops including sugar beet, cotton, tobacco, apples, animal husbandry with cattle and sheep.
The main minerals extracted in the area include coal, phosphorus, iron, gold, silver, copper, limestone, Iceland spar and marble, etc.
Transport
Huocheng is served by China National Highway 312 and the Jinghe-Yining-Khorgas Railway.
There is a border crossing into Kazakhstan at Khorgas, where the road continues to Zharkent in Panfilov District.
The Jinghe–Yining–Khorgas Railway through Huocheng county was completed in 2010, reaching practically to the Kazakhstan border. There are plans to construct a connecting railway line on the Kazakh side, creating China's second railway link to Central Asia besides Alashankou.
Notes
References
References
- [http://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/xinjiang/admin/ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties]
- link. [[China Meteorological Administration]]
- (2020-06-10). "". link. Statistical Bureau of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
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